I made a thing based on some @zelinkcommunity discord chatter last week:

Me: "Someone should have definitely given Zelda a sword back then." Annica: "Let her cause a little carnage. As a treat!"

Inspired by @sparklyhyperbole's (Crepesnlasagna2) beautifully powerful yet economical writing style. Her ability to write such evocative stories while using so few words is incredible, and I felt the need to try my hand at it. The goal was 1000 words or less and I nailed it! 😁 Also, I noticed you don't have any gifts and decided to rectify that ☺️

Beta read by the lovely @summonerluna (SummonerLuna), who shares the same talent for delivering heavy hitting lines on a carefully curated word budget. I shall be forever in your debt for your time and company this week! ❤️

Zelink Community is highlighting... @summonerluna!

"Hi, I'm Luna! I am new to the zelink fandom, though not new to LoZ as a franchise. Something about the botw/totk iteration just sucked me in and filled my head with stories that need to be told. I have two kids, a lot of cats, and earn my living as a photographer. I love the ocean and the mountains, drink far too much coffee, and have been writing fanfic long enough that my first fics could legally drink in the US if they wanted to."

Check out some of their work:

Tethered Link expects accompanying Zelda inside the spring of courage will be no different than the times he has stood outside as a knight of the royal guard. He is met with more than one surprise. [He knows, of course he knows, the daughters of the royal family are descended directly from the Goddess, but the magnitude of that truth has escaped him until today.] [Link, longing, and voices of the past. For the theme "ethereal."]

Vine & Tree Letters between Link and his sister, following the BotW memories. [Write me back okay? A REAL LETTER this time? Love, Aryll]

after all the dreaming (Rated Mature) One year ago, rumors spread of a great dragon emerging from the sky and chasing away the gloom. Zelda and Link return to Lookout Landing to mark the anniversary. [They aren’t scheduled to arrive until morning anyway, and maybe they left early because they both knew they would need this. Stolen moments, secreted away where they are not a Hero and not a Princess. Time to stop, and to doubt, before it once again becomes impossible to do either.] [Zelink, post-totk]

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@summonerluna can also be found on Instagram at @/summonerluna, and AO3 at SummonerLuna.

Written by Summoner Luna

Synopsis: It starts with a theory, and ends in an obsession. Quistis Trepe, Blue Magic, and searching for the Source.

Genre(s): Horror

Featured Character(s): Quistis Trepe

Current Word Count: 4923

Rating: M

Theme: Fear

Status: Complete

Content Warning: Blood, Gore, violence, and passing mention of self-harm

Links:

Thank you so so much. This really helped me take my mind off of things <3

16. Are their any popular ships in your fandom which you dislike? Ah man, a lot. I love my ships, but in comparison to a lot of people, I'm not that hardcore of a shipper. So in turn, I tend to dislike a lot of things that aren't popular and it's a rare thing for me to like something that is popular lol. First thing that comes to mind is Celes/Locke from FFVI. That ship didn't make sense to me when I first played it at 11/12 and it makes even less sense to me as an adult. I don't care for any ships with Cloud in VII. Same with Garnet/Zidane in IX. Geez, most of the ships in Dragon Age, too. Sigh... yeah :\ I'm just a non-canon/rarepair shipper forever.23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.May Death Find You Alive  I wrote it for @lunamanar  for her birthday and I dunno. I tried so damn hard to polish it super shiny, because I know she's so good at nitpicking the smallest things (which I love when she does that) and didn't want her to do that for a birthday gift. I'm just really proud of how it came out and contains a lot of elements I enjoy reading, so yeah. Lotsa feels for this one.24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit? I'm the Darkness, You're the Starlight  I went on hiatus because of cosplay shit, then I got stupid busy with work, on and off sick, then in general got stuck on a chapter I loathe and really need to rewrite from the ground up (I've already rewritten it 2-3 times). Everything else is done, but man, this one chapter... it kills me.28. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of?:O I mean, anything and I'd be happy. I think what I'd love the most is the scene with Celes and Setzer at night on the Falcon under the northern lights from Darkness/Starlight. That's one of my favorite scenes in the whole story and I can see it so vividly in my head and I think I'd cry happily forever if someone decided to do fanart for that particular scene. 31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing? I'm really grateful that I've had numerous people say quite a few nice things to me about my writing, ranging from burning through my work to alleviate boredom to feeling less alone in topics/themes I explored to shamelessly reading smut in the presence of family and not caring.39. What is you greatest strength as a writer?I feel my characterization is my strongest. I have a lot of experience in acting and general theatre stuff, so one thing I always tried to tackle before memorizing lines was get a genuine feel for the character I was trying to portray. That's carried over into my creative writing. 40. What do you struggle the most with in your writing? Being concise. I know I can crank out words forever and easily ramble on and on about pointless shit. It's when I go into editing mode that I really take an axe to a lot of my writing to have it get to the point. But regardless, whenever I write, it's just... endless stuff. I wish I could stop that so it would be less editing.41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading.Oh man, I'm not reading a lot at the moment because I'm so damn busy, but here are the top 5 I'm the most damn excited about getting time to finally read:Everything and Nothing by @dvske  Amid the Wreckage by Revans_MaskI Will Call You Home: A Recounting of the Fifth Blight by AthenaTsetaheart in a headlock by andromeda3116 EVERYTHING EVER WRITTEN BY @pocketseizure I’m so behind and just want to binge all of the fics

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love?

QUISTIS/XU I MEAN. HONESTLY. THIS IS MY VIII OTP. I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP. 

Other favorite obscure ships:

I am very fond of Xu/Squall. 

However, if we want to get even more obscure, once upon a time @professional-fangirl2187 wrote a delightful version of Library Girl with a Pigtail, named Penny, and Xu/Penny has been my OBSCURE SHIP OF FOREVER. 

I also am a sucker for Quistis/Laguna. Mm. 

16. Are their any popular ships in your fandom which you dislike?

I am not particularly fond of Quistis/Zell, mostly because I’ve never seen it written well in fic. 

17. Who was your first OTP and are they still your favourite?

Mulder and Scully from The X-Files. And yes. I will ship them straight into hell. 

18. What ship have you written the most about?

Seifer/Quistis, probably. A close second is Squall/Rinoa, mostly because it’s all Steph’s fault for making me Feel Things. Surprisingly, third is Quistis/Xu. 

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.

EXPLORATION A, because who doesn’t love a good House of Leaves reference and also Quistis in Time Compression. 

28. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of?

Probably Eden and its  successors. Mostly because I think that’s the most popular thing I’ve written? And most likely one of the Seiftis scenes, but it’s been so long since I’ve re-read it that I wouldn’t be able to pick a favorite. (Most people’s favorite scenes are not my favorite scenes!)

39. What is you greatest strength as a writer?

Imagery, I’d imagine. Also, apparently the ability to ruin people’s lives with words. 

40. What do you struggle the most with in your writing?

Moving the main plot. I suck at pacing when it comes to long-form things; I tend to revise and revise and revise after I’ve finished a thing just to make sure things are coherent and I haven’t dropped a subplot somewhere. 

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:

Literally anything by @summonerluna. Her FFN profile is here. Just go read everything. Do it. Especially Dissolve, because I just finished that today and it ruined my life. 

45. What is your all time favourite fanfic?

Honestly, I subject myself on a regular basis to altol’s Fire and Ice and regret absolutely nothing. 

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!

COMMENTS. FEEDBACK. LEAVE REVIEWS. KUDOS/LIKES/FAVORITES ARE NICE, BUT YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD FIC DEALER RELIES ON COMMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND PRODUCE NEW WORK. 

1. What was the first fandom you got involved in?The first fandom I got involved in, actively was FF8. Then FF7.

11. Who is your current OTP?Cid Highwind/Shera Highwind.

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?One that has not seen the light of day. It was about Seifer finding a junked out container, or bottle or something. Inside is a Squall Genie. Turns his life upside down.

31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?I have three that I keep looking at because … man, they’re the best.“I’m not crying you’re crying. Seriously, thank you again <3”

“I’m excited you found this! I saw it on AO3 and had it open in my browser to read, but kept forgetting. After I saw that you posted it here, I figured I’d get to it now, haha.

I’m seriously so intrigued by this crossover. I usually steer extremely clear of crossovers, but I’m always down for anything involving Seifer. I love that you kept his personality intact, even though he has absolutely no clue where Ivalice is. So many people throw all that out the window and the character becomes someone else entirely. Obviously as we’ve discussed in PM, we adore Seifer and I doubted that would be the case with this story, so I’m glad to see that held true.

Seriously though. Color me intrigued. I’m following this :)”

and

“There is so much potent emotion in this short piece. It’s so difficult to get that much into something of this length, so it’s incredibly amazing that you did. Totally a testament to your skill as a writer!

Seriously though, Squall. Snooping on Seifer?! Tsk tsk. Seifer’s reaction was so on point. So him. Loved this!”

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:

Not gonna lie, anything by LeakySneakyOprichniki on FF.net. https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2518912/LeakySneakyOprichniki which is @diamondwerewolf on tumblr

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11739431/1/Absolute-Altitudehttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/12170457/1/The-Ocean-s-Teeth

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10740636

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11534749/1/Bad-Blood

http://archiveofourown.org/works/6488992

I have a lot saved on a txt that i never got around too. They have notes for comments when i finish! I also have a lot of links saved in my draft folder in my email. 

Edit: anything by @esaa-tas or @diamondwerewolf are “drop everything and read them” firsts. Esaa’s writing is kjlasf;kljagkjl;agsdjkl. and Celeste (who does amazing artwork) writes my OTP Cid/Shera and RPs to my Cid. 

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!

One thing? Oooonnnne thing. Damn. I guess the biggest thing: Comments. At one point, I had something written out about comments vs Kudos and shit like that. It was this huge, long in-depth things, but in the end, I didn’t add to the thread post b/c it felt very much like yelling into the void. Only the void is indifferent.

Personally, I am not so much a fan of Kudos any more. At one point, I felt it was like a “Hey, I read this and I think you did great!” but now, I’m jaded, and so fucking bitter. Now I see them as the ribbon every kid gets when they participate. The easy way out from commenting. It’s the Buddy Christ giving you the thumbs up but not having to talk to you.

I see fandom and other people make comments about how people should comment. That without it, the authors aren’t gonna wanna write any more. That it’s fuel for our fires.

My fire is almost out. I’m a Charmander stuck in a rain storm and my protective leaf just got ripped away. Now, if I write something, it’s because I really, really, really fucking love it for that moment.

I mean, I get it. I know my writing is shit. I’m the bottom of the bottom of the fucking barrel. I’m the one you read when you’ve exhausted everything else, including your faves a few times, but you’re still to lazy to take that fic you found in Russian and slap it in a translator… I’m that sort of fic author. The last of the last. 

But even then, if you read my POS work, even a small comment would be nice. I see the hit counter go up. I see that I don’t get a lot of Kudos, and even less comments. Not gonna lie, seeing this hurts. 

Open up the dialogue with me. I love talking about my fic, about the ideas, or what could be improved upon. I might not ask for Concrit - not any more b/c there are some assholes out there that instead of giving concrit, they cut you down. When you’re new, that hurts in a way you don’t always heal from.

Seriously though. Comment. Open up dialogue with me about it. Was there something that was off for the fic for you? Tell me/ask me why I did it that way.

I’ve already started taking down fic down. I’ve got it up on my LJ/DW/IJ for ..some sort of sake.

I don’t post any more but will email things to people. Sometimes I don’t get much feedback there either.