#tp zelink

What if instead of actually writing the TP Zelink fanfiction I’ve had in my head for years, I just drew out of context Zelink scenes because that’s all I really care about? 😂

Throwback Thursday! This is my first TP Zelink one-shot I ever wrote, and I realized I never actually shared it on here before now haha 🙈 But hey, better late than never, right?

The fic is silly and lighthearted and sweet. Link invites Zelda to Ordon Village for a date, but the evening ends up being one disaster after another. And with each new tragedy, Link finds himself feeling more unworthy and more unforgivable 😔 Even if these absurd events are far beyond his control lol ✨

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55642069

If TP Zelda played an instrument, what would it be?

Disclaimer: I'm not really a music-oriented person, so this is entirely based on vibes (I played the piano and a chanter (training instrument to learn bagpipes) in high school but haven't touched music since). This also assumes she has access to all the instruments that are common today, and not what might have been common in loosely-medieval-era loosely-European Hyrule.

I think TP Zelda would start with a piano. It's easier to learn than a lot of instruments, so (from what I've seen, anyway) that's how a lot of beginners start. She'd try a lot of other instruments (if the castle has an orchestra, she'd have access to a lot of them already) to see what she likes.

She'd also try a violin, but doesn't have enough time to devote to learning it well enough to play it for fun. Also, (headcanon incoming) Link has a stellar singing voice, and Zelda can play the piano while he sings more easily than she can play the violin.

I swear I've included this on like every wip game I've participated in for like 2 years now and no one has ever taken the bait and asked about it. And yet, lo and behold, I have now received two asks for it at once 😂

Hahaha so I already kind of gave a summary of what it's about here. But if you want a brief rundown, it's a TP Zelink songfic based on the song "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne. I feel like the lyrics just work SO well for a post-TP story 😌

Anyways, congrats, you've earned one of my incredibly rare and limited snippets for this story (since I've barely worked on it lol). Enjoy!

Zelda: “Why do you look at me like that?” Link: “Like what?” Zelda: “Like you know me.”

It's funny you would pick that one haha. It's a songfic for TP Zelink which I've had in mind for like...2 years now? 😮 Unfortunately, I just haven't had the motivation to really start it lol. But I would like to fully realize this story, someday!

It's based off of the song "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne. The lyrics feel like SUCH a good setup for a post-TP fic. I just especially love this line:

I don't know who you are, but I I'm with you

Because it just feels like it really plays into the whole strangers-to-lovers aspect! Like Link and Zelda barely know who each other are, but there's still so much trust there. And ughhh, maybe it's just me, but it seems so fitting 😌

Oh yeah, and the basic premise of the story is that Zelda wanders into Castle Town alone on a snowy night, and is lamenting...something. Loneliness or trauma maybe? I haven't figured out all the details yet 😂 But Link ends up finding her and offering her company and comfort 🥹 And yeah...it should just be a nice little story.

16: A fic that's like [this other fic I love]

Wow, you're just going to ask me to recommend something similar to one of the greatest Oracle fics I've ever read? What a tall ask haha.

Okay, I have no idea if this is what you're looking for, but I'm winging it lol. You should check out Steel and Silk by @embyrinitalics. It's a two parter for TP Zelink focusing on them being newly married, but Zelda is kind of terrified of the thought of Link touching her after everything she experienced as the puppet 😱 But she still loves him and he loves her so the story kind of just focuses on them quietly trying to mend what has been broken. And it's really sweet and well written and kind of just makes you appreciate the source material. So you see? It's exactly like midas touch in that regard. It all connects 😂🙈

But in all seriousness, this fic is quite lovely. The link above should take you to the one-shot collection that features both parts. They're chapters 4 and 5 ❤️

Scherzo: a vigorous, light, or playful composition, typically comprising a movement in a symphony or sonata.

For Zelink Week. Prompt: Dreaming of You

[Twilight Princess, mid-canon, AO3 link]

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Zelda did her best to sleep through the grief and guilt eating at her heart. Exhaustion would only be hindrance in reclaiming her kingdom, but there was little she could do while imprisoned in her own castle. Her mind willed herself to trust in Link and Midna.

Eventually, her body found fitful rest, though the pall of twilight followed her into her dreams. Faceless masks lurked in the shadows, eager to snatch her into their waiting claws.

A long, mournful howl pulled her out of the grasp of darkness. In her half-waking dream, Zelda chased after the sound. Her bare feet ran through forest grass, branches catching at her skin and clothing. Cuts and bruises stung without the clarity of reality, and she ran with wild abandon, laughter tearing out of her throat.

The four-legged silhouette in front of her continued to howl, now a playful cry rather than a mourning litany. Zelda laughed herself hoarse and ran til her legs and lungs burned with a fire that eclipsed the pain in her heart.

Both she and the beast slowed to a stop. The eyes of her wolf savior looked back at her. Light flashed, and a human hand reached for her, but shadows obscured his face.

Zelda struggled to grasp his hand, fighting the dream-force that would let her run but not walk. They parted—him into light and her into peaceful darkness.