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Birds of a Feather Anthology by WitheringEffect
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
06 Jun 2023
Summary
[Formerly titled Recluse]
Anthology containing:
Thistle & Weeds
Here is our story:
Everywhere at once, all throughout time, a darkness is seeping into the monsters that inhabited the land. A Goddess, one that had given up her physical body so long ago that only a handful of statues were left to depict her, sensed this, and thought: “This will not do.”
But she could not face this evil by herself, so she turns to the only thing she can—her bound-to-fate hero.
Nine individuals.
Nine heroes.
Nine that come from all sorts of backgrounds and lives but still, no matter what, striving to do what they must with the destiny burdened upon them. Even if reluctantly.
(Link had suffered and lost and lost some more.
Now he just wants to be left alone with his wolf companion Dusk to explore what’s left of Hyrule and help it finally heal. Unfortunately, Fate has other plans, but he doesn’t care! He doesn’t want to be here; he certainly doesn’t want to befriend them!
Spoiler Alert: It goes as well as you think.)
I hear a Symphony
(I used to hear a simple song. That was until you came along. You took my broken melody and now I hear a symphony)
Link defeats the Calamity but the consequences are ones he never expected.
...
It was futile really, the moment he saw her form begin to scatter to the winds. But it didn’t stop him scrambling forward, hands reaching out desperately.
“Please!” his voice is full of beg, “You can’t!” his voice is a near shriek.
Zelda only smiles.
Shelves: Zelda
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 47,442
- Status:
- In-Progress
The Wilds Anthology by WitheringEffect
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
04 Jul 2021
Summary
The Wilds is set in the Linked Universe AU with Kid!Wild who has more to them then meets the eye.
Anthology containing:
Still Waters, Wild Forests
Link has survived a 100-year coma, fought an uncountable number of monsters more than triple his size, solved puzzles meant to kill, helped seal a giant pig made of Calamity all the while having no memories of before and in the body of a seven-year-old—which, Link would like to state, 100 years ago, he had been a seventeen year old!
In which no one believes Wild isn't a child, despite some of the clear signs he inhabits.
(Were they simply in denial? Link wondered; sweet Hylia, he knew by his own experience he shouldn't expect perfect cookie-cutter warriors, but still! And they called him weird for his staring problem—yes he knows he lacks some social cues, thank you very much, but he's inclined to blame that on his first month awake and absolutely no memories to his name.)
Quiet Cells, Dusty Floors
He thinks it ironic, really. Once he had a prison made of wood. Now, at a moment of distraction, he found himself in a position strikingly alike to his previous imprisonment.
Now, he was just a prisoner to just another jailor.
For each day that passes, Madius longs more for his wife, who he knows deep down is no longer there, and longs for his child, who he knows slumbers, peacefully waiting for the moment of their awakening.
Home, Where you Make it
They had done it: Ganon had been sealed at long last.
Link finally gets to see Zelda with his own eyes and not through the haze of long-forgotten memories.
He knows they have a lot to work through, knows their friendship had never been good, but Link hopes that it might change for the better now they no longer have this burden on their shoulders.
He hopes she likes the home waiting for them in Hateno.
Maybe they could finally start afresh.
Salty Seas, Fearful Hearts
Wild loves water, loves swimming but only on her terms. This was not on her terms.
Divine Beings, Chaos Abound
(Still Waters, Wild Forests remix)
In which instead of the Chain meeting Link only a year after he defeated Calamity Ganon like in Still Waters, Wild Forests, four years have passed and now he’s twelve.
He might be just a bit wiser, just a bit more skilfully reckless but that doesn’t mean he actually knows what the hell he’s doing either when getting down to things. Whelp—Auntie Hylia needs his help so he’s gonna join this chain of past Links to do just that.
But before that, he’s gonna have some fun with them. Making it too easy would be boring after all.
rise up, ting ting, like glitter and gold
25 short prompts challenge. Aiming to have a chapter a day.
Each prompt revolves around Wild interacting with the Chain in some way.
Each prompt will range from 500-1000 words.
(Part of my Child!Wild AU)
Self-Love
“When I woke up, I didn’t know anything—that included gender,” Link fiddled with the edge of the blanket that they had been cuddled up in minutes prior, “I just called myself they because I was—what? What was I? I remember thinking, I didn’t know what male or female was, let alone that there were differences. When the Old Man began teaching me to speak and read—or gave me a fresher since when I began to remember I pretty much got it—he used he pronouns and I hated it, made me feel so, so uncomfortable. I got snappish and angry at him until I had to outright try and explain why calling me a he got me so riled up. He…clearly disliked it but said nothing. Probably to save face and not make me any angrier.”
Zelda had always known her father’s views on what nobility had deemed taboos. That shunning was what led to Zelda’s own…repression.
AKA: my two babies have a conversation about sexuality and Zelda learns to love herself
Fundamental Foundation
Wild blinked in bewilderment, glancing over his shoulder to Time, burrows furrowed in amused confusion, “Scare you? Haha.”
Time sighed and ruffled his hair, ignoring Wild’s squeak of protest, “It’s stunts like those that make me worry about you. I know you can handle yourself well, but sometimes it just gets to me. About all of you.”
Wild said nothing for a beat as he stood, mulling over Time’s words.
Then he visibly hesitated a beat, nibbling at his bottom lip, “Have I…have I told you about my first day awake?"
Shelves: Zelda
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 43,470
- Status:
- In-Progress