#turtle's collection

A Sticky Situation Legend & Four & Warrior | whump Legend is nearly eaten alive by a giant chuchu.

Friendly Fire Legend & Hyrule | whump A wizzrobe encounter goes south very quickly.

Cold Encounters Time & Everyone | drama Bad news strikes at Snowpeak Mountain, and there are much worse things in the world than snow.

Cave Dwellings Sky & Legend | whump Sky breaks a leg inside Death Mountain, but luckily Legend is there to see him through.

Seashell Remembrances Wild & Wind, Wild / Zelda | fluff, romance Wild recalls a happy memory on the beach.

The Key to Gambling Hyrule & Warrior | humor, fluff A mischievous night out yields a hefty payout for Hyrule.

Purple Chu (Part I, Part II) Twilight & Wild | drama, humor Wild mistakes purple chu jelly as an edible cooking ingredient, and Twilight plays caretaker.

Yiga Suspicions Wild & Legend | drama Wild mistakes an ordinary citizen for a Yiga clansman. When confronted about it, Legend comes to his defense.

Chaptered Works:

Vain(glorious) Warriors & Sky, Warriors / (HW)Zelda, Sky / (SS)Zelda 11/20 | angst, healing, romance | 100k

Warriors was no stranger to adversity. The War Across the Ages had scarred him and broke him down more than anything had before. He would even say that it brought out the worst in him.

Still, the war had refined him. It sharpened him, tempered him into the capable hero his kingdom needed. It led him to lifelong friends and allies that he couldn’t imagine his life without.

But even with an army of friends at his back, what could Warriors possibly do when his fiercest battles weren’t physical?

~A deep dive into Warriors’s search for healing, and how Sky has something to do with it.

Crimson Ties Hyrule & Wind 6/6 | angst, whump | 60k

Hyrule loved his kingdom. He loved it with a fire that burned far brighter than anything in Death Mountain. He loved it so dearly that he had fought for it. Bled for it. Dedicated his whole life to protecting it. 

But in a world ravaged by war, what good was loving his kingdom when he couldn’t even love himself?

~An inside look into what it means to be a hero.

Forged with Fire Four & Wild 4/4 | angst | 13k

Four counted himself pretty lucky. He was young, healthy, and a skilled blacksmith to boot. He even considered himself to be pretty capable when it came to all things “hero.” So, naturally, when he notices a certain struggling member of his crew, Four decides to lend him his friendship and support.

But when an impending crisis threatens to derail everything he had worked to build, little did Four know that it was him who’d soon be needing help.

~A study of Four’s psyche and how it relates to Wild.

Brothers Becoming Legend & Twilight 2/2 | angst, hurt/comfort | 16k

Legend feels disconnected as he sees close bonds forming within the group. After a confrontation with Twilight over his moody behavior, Legend does his best to keep his distance as he struggles with feelings of inadequacy and regret.

But when circumstances lead the company of Links to an unexpected place, Legend finds himself having to face his insecurities with the one person he dreads having to cross paths with again.

~Inspired by the Linked Universe “Bully” comic~

Zelink Scribbles

One-shots:

Days in Hyrule OOT/MM | fluff, romance | 2.5k Zelda and Link spend a golden afternoon together as children. Naturally, Zelda is left intrigued.

Chaptered Works:

Close to Home 10/10 | BOTW/TOTK | romance, hurt/comfort | 30k

“No matter where I go to offer aid, Link remains at my side…”

After a hundred year battle waged against the incarnation of evil, Princess Zelda has finally returned from the brink, brought back by her faithful and devoted knight companion, Link. But a lot has changed between now and yesteryear. The kingdom is healing, and with her work cut out for her, it’s all Zelda can do to stay afloat. A lifetime of fighting has sapped her strength, and rest has evaded her for too long. 

As princess and knight work together to restore a devastated Hyrule, they must also reacquaint themselves with one another after a century of misplaced memories and time spent apart. What’s more, Zelda struggles to reconcile the grief of her past with the pressing demands of the present. With the castle laid to waste and her former life buried beneath the rubble, she’s never felt more displaced, so far removed from any refuge she might call home.

But with Link at her side, Zelda comes to find that the future may not be as fearsome as she once imagined, and sometimes, home is closer than we think.