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A work exploring the events that took place before the calamity- detailing Link's chaotic ascendance into the royal guard, his first meetings with each of the champions, Zelda, and the people who raised him. [Complete!]
"Link tossed the sword down. It stayed upright, embedded into the dirt and mud. He wanted to tell her just how desperately he’d wanted to reject it and put it back into its pedestal. The way he ran and lied, and was still lying. King Rhoam was the one who insisted the truth be buried, but Link didn’t utter a word of protest. He may have come clean, but he had no intention of coming clean to all of Hyrule.
He felt he didn’t owe Hyrule anything.But the question remained, just how much did he owe Zelda?"
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08 Jan 2026
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Honor Among Thieves by DawnTheRithmatist
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
14 Jul 2022
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Link was 17 when he "stole" the Master Sword. Now, he has been labeled a fugitive and left with nothing. Seeking some more information on his supposed partner against the Calamity (and maybe a little revenge against the king that declared him a fugitive), Link launches a series of heists on Hyrule Castle. These quickly spiral as his curiosity about Princess Zelda becomes something more, dragging both of them into an unpredictable series of adventures.
There will be angst, there will be Rhoam Shade, there will be koroks helping with heists, and by Hylia there will be Zelink.
(Now complete! And with art from @linktheacehero and @artistalyna on tumblr!!!)- Language:
- English
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- 108,702
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- 25/25
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08 Jan 2026
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The Kingdom of Hyrule has been usurped by the Demon King Ganondorf, but Princess Zelda refuses to officially cede her throne to the monster who killed her family, landing her in the castle dungeons. There, she meets her cell-mate, an injured young soldier named Link whose blatant defiance matches her own. Keeping her identity hidden from him becomes harder as they grow closer, a dangerous situation that Ganondorf could use against them to finally break the Princess' spirit and gain the throne.
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08 Jan 2026
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hearth by 94k, hazeleafyy
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Video Game), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
27 Dec 2025
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"—So…” Daruk coughed. Revali’s sharp gaze snapped over to him. "Turns out he’s the chosen hero of the legends.”
Revali sputtered into a stunned silence.
“Bullshit, that’s impossible!” His feathers rustled as he balked. “He was sent by the Demon King!”
“We know that, but— he has the mark of the goddess on his hand,” Urbosa snapped. “The rest of us saw it. If you don’t believe it, you can see for yourself.”
The Rito didn’t even deign to give the unconscious swordsman a glance.
“Hero or not, we’re not letting him off the hook just like that,” Revali’s voice climbed an octave. “He’s too dangerous— we saw what he’s capable of. We have to kill him while he’s still weakened!”
“We aren’t killing him,” Zelda asserted again. This time, she lifted her eyes. Her voice held a note of cautiousness, but it was still unshakeable.
“If we’re to even hope to defeat the Demon King, we need the hero on our side. We have to take him with us.”
[In which Link was raised as Ganon’s right hand man, but Zelda and the Champions snatch him away.]
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08 Jan 2026
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What Wildflowers Need to Bloom by AimeeLouWrites
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
22 Sep 2025
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Deep under Hyrule Castle, Link is not too late. He catches Zelda's hand when she falls.
Everything changes.
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- Part 6 of Short King and Nerd Queen
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08 Jan 2026