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Legacies and Bloodlines by
nolandsman reviews
A deaf and silent stableboy kept as a slave in the Great King's palace finds his monotonous life interrupted by a mysterious stranger. The events that follow his liberation serve to shape himself, his comrades, and to his great surprise, the destiny of the entire country of Hyrule.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Fantasy - Chapters: 121 - Words: 667,234 - Reviews: 436 - Favs: 315 - Follows: 358 - Updated: 7/14 - Published: 9/10/2015 - Link, Zelda, Impa, Ganondorf
Even in Death by
Intangibly Yours reviews
There is no resurrection shrine. A new Hero is born. And the boy that saves her is not the one she loves.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 15,919 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 24 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 7/2 - Published: 6/13 - [Link, Zelda] - Complete
Displaced by
Airplane reviews
she is actually doing quite well for a time displaced young woman who has just finished a century-long battle with demon, and whose admittedly-few friends are all long dead, and who hasn't used her vocal chords or seen the sun in a hundred years. (Post-BotW, Zelink)
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 49 - Words: 165,381 - Reviews: 335 - Favs: 243 - Follows: 282 - Updated: 5/20 - Published: 10/19/2018 - Link, Zelda - Complete
Forgotten by
Ingie reviews
A novella sequel to Fortitude. To avoid spoilers for those who haven't read Fortitude, please click through for a better summary.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 14 - Words: 64,492 - Reviews: 224 - Favs: 170 - Follows: 203 - Updated: 5/12 - Published: 3/17/2016
Synchronous by
Intangibly Yours reviews
[Modern AU] You've been her soldier, her knight, her Hero for so long it's impossible for you to disobey.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,844 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 29 - Follows: 10 - Published: 5/6 - [Link, Zelda] - Complete
Wait for Me by
Bizzy reviews
She hadn't put too much thought into the explanation when he'd first given it: that his silence was self-imposed, an effort to shoulder the burden placed squarely upon him. She'd never questioned it, which makes the revelation that perhaps he didn't entirely choose silence that much more jarring.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,652 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 26 - Follows: 4 - Published: 11/22/2019 - Link, Zelda - Complete
One Hundred Beats by
Griselda Banks reviews
OoT. With every beat of her wings, with every beat of his heart, their destinies are twined ever tighter. Because every guide needs someone to follow, and even the Hero of Time needs help sometimes. Not a romance fic.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 100 - Words: 174,061 - Reviews: 240 - Favs: 104 - Follows: 80 - Updated: 11/22/2019 - Published: 2/5/2016 - Link, Navi - Complete
Facades by
Sifl-senpai reviews
"Granny," he asked an old woman, once, "why do you wear masks?" The question seemed so important at the time, back before he realized that it would always be his own face beneath the mask no matter how often he covered it. (Experimental, introspective piece about Termina's lore and what it means for Link as a character. Covers Anju/Kafei sidequest extensively.)
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy - Chapters: 33 - Words: 111,321 - Reviews: 64 - Favs: 36 - Follows: 34 - Updated: 6/22/2019 - Published: 3/10/2018 - [Anju, Kafei] Link, Tatl - Complete
The Opal and the Genie by
LoweFantasy reviews
Zelda is in love with handsome and charming Jeremy, yet her chances to be with him seem ruined when she is forced into an arranged marriage with the Desert War hero Link attempts to win her heart, Link tells her stories gathered from his adventures.But can he convince her to accept him as her husband before it's too late and Zelda's 'true' love re-enters into the picture?
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 18,943 - Reviews: 347 - Favs: 419 - Follows: 198 - Updated: 4/9/2019 - Published: 6/16/2012 - Link, Zelda
Forged by
darksidecoug reviews
"'Do not act as if you know who I am,' I commanded. Link looked into my eyes for the first time in over a year. 'But I do.'" Zelda schemes to finally understand why this one soldier refuses to acknowledge her, not realizing she might be better off not knowing. Set several years after Link was sent back as a child in OoT.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 17,892 - Reviews: 58 - Favs: 98 - Follows: 150 - Updated: 1/16/2019 - Published: 7/16/2014
The King's Bride by
tiger7210 reviews
For centuries, it has been tradition among the Gerudo for the newly crowned King to capture a maiden to be his wife. When his father dies, Link sets his eyes on the Princess of Hyrule, who's completely unwilling to comply. Will he convince her to be the Gerudo King's Bride, or will he realize he's bitten off more than he can chew? Zelink AU.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 410 - Reviews: 1070 - Favs: 533 - Follows: 482 - Updated: 10/17/2018 - Published: 12/2/2013 - Link, Zelda, Ganondorf - Complete
When the Moon Didn't Fall by
rynling reviews
All the clocks in Clock Town have stopped working, and letters have stopped arriving from the Gerudo in the Great Bay. Both the clock master's daughter and the swamp witches' son sense that something is amiss. Slowly they come to understand one another while their world gradually winds itself apart. Mostly platonic Zelgan with elements of horror and themes of trauma and healing.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 8 - Words: 13,734 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 16 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 5/14/2018 - Published: 5/8/2018 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Koume, Kotake - Complete
The Girl at the Museum by
Wavebreeze reviews
"There was little to do on his long shifts at the museum, but he was happy to look at her and let himself craft stories about her life and his life and how one day they would intertwine in the most elegant way. Often times it felt like fate." Link spends a summer working at a museum, Zelda is the mysterious girl who is always there. Zelink Modern AU Oneshot BOTW-ish
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,590 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 109 - Follows: 21 - Published: 3/2/2018 - [Link, Zelda] - Complete
Strange Soil by
G01den Unicorn 11 reviews
A Hero strives valiantly. But for some battles, his blade is ill-suited.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 655 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 5 - Published: 1/4/2018 - Link - Complete
Cooking and Other Pleasures by
Wavebreeze reviews
While at college, Zelda and Link meet at a class about Hylian Food and History. A modern AU oneshot with lots of fluff and food. Zelink. Rated T for an adorable drunk.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,862 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 84 - Follows: 21 - Published: 9/22/2017
The Price of Two Faces by
tiger7210 reviews
When the Hero of Twilight comes to be wed to the Princess of Hyrule, he instead encounters and falls in love with a warrior named Sheik. He comes to resent the Princess and the duty he must perform, but little does he know that they are one and the same. Can Zelda muster the courage to show him who she truly is, or will the price of two faces prove to be too high? Post TP Zelink.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 22,351 - Reviews: 157 - Favs: 159 - Follows: 242 - Updated: 8/11/2016 - Published: 5/24/2015 - [Link, Zelda]
Queen of Ashes by
Dodongo Dislike reviews
The easing of regrets
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,958 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 5 - Published: 4/26/2016 - Link, Zelda
What We Saw From the Outside by
Wavebreeze reviews
After a horrible mistake, the once popular, talkative Link returns to school mute and with a heavy burden weighing him down. With his inability to communicate and consuming guilt, Link's life has taken a turn for the worse, so now would be a good time for a girl with a severe mental illness to help fix all that. FULL SUMMARY INSIDE. Zelink AU. Rated T for adult themes and language.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 16 - Words: 87,668 - Reviews: 582 - Favs: 645 - Follows: 264 - Updated: 10/25/2015 - Published: 1/22/2013 - Link, Zelda - Complete
Strangers by
darksidecoug reviews
"You know, they call you the Ice Queen." Rooftop conversations between Link and Zelda a few months following Hyrule's escape from Twilight. Now continued.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 16 - Words: 51,201 - Reviews: 401 - Favs: 664 - Follows: 273 - Updated: 8/13/2014 - Published: 11/19/2013 - Link, Zelda - Complete
Fortitude by
Ingie reviews
Nearly fifteen years after Ocarina of Time, Link and Zelda struggle to preserve political peace after their controversial marriage. But when disaster strikes, Zelda finds herself facing far more than political turmoil...
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 51 - Words: 265,291 - Reviews: 1963 - Favs: 1,247 - Follows: 685 - Updated: 3/22/2014 - Published: 5/21/2007 - Link, Zelda - Complete
Tea for Q by
Mike Xeno reviews
Omnipotence certainly makes a lot of things easier... but diplomacy is not one of them.
StarTrek: The Next Generation - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 20,401 - Reviews: 25 - Favs: 57 - Follows: 15 - Published: 7/9/2013 - Data, J. Picard, Q, D. Troi - Complete
Her Majesty's Wolf by
Airplane reviews
Greater men than he were fated to trail her like lost puppies.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,460 - Reviews: 34 - Favs: 196 - Follows: 34 - Published: 1/8/2012 - Zelda, Wolf Link - Complete
Lost in Thought by
Airplane reviews
He finds that internal reflection is not entirely helpful.
Tangled - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,766 - Reviews: 57 - Favs: 135 - Follows: 13 - Published: 3/22/2011 - Flynn R. - Complete
Moment of Steel by
Dodongo Dislike reviews
A lesson in love.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 12,249 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 27 - Follows: 33 - Updated: 11/27/2010 - Published: 2/19/2010 - Zelda, Link
Rise by
Dodongo Dislike reviews
All dreams must end.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,488 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 1 - Published: 6/27/2010 - Link - Complete
Legend by
Pam t3h Spam reviews
Reincarnation, repetition, redemption: generation after generation, century after century, the princess is always the same. ZELDA-CENTRIC, some ZxL.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,234 - Reviews: 65 - Favs: 382 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 5/21/2010 - Published: 1/15/2008 - Zelda, Link - Complete
Undead by
Dodongo Dislike reviews
A woman with no past, a man with no future.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,837 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 4 - Published: 2/16/2010 - Zelda, Link - Complete
Destiny by
Lady Jadealiya reviews
It does not matter how you avoid it – some things are simply meant to be… - part of the 30kisses challenge
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,463 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 31 - Follows: 3 - Published: 2/2/2008 - Link, Zelda - Complete
Vagabond by
anime animal reviews
With their relationship meaning more to them that they had ever thought it would, Link and Zelda find themselves in a momentary state of calm that can't possibly last... A tale of adventure, treachery, love and loyalty.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 22 - Words: 151,196 - Reviews: 334 - Favs: 185 - Follows: 112 - Updated: 10/2/2007 - Published: 3/20/2003
Respite by
Lady Jadealiya reviews
“I’m sorry my love…I was so happy here…” Written for the 30kisses fic challange
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,082 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 1 - Published: 8/23/2007 - Link, Zelda - Complete
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Calamitous reviews
In an age without a Hero, the Princess of Hyrule and her four Champions await the imminent rise of the Calamity. But when he arrives, the Calamity is not at all what they expect. [BotW AU, Calamity!Link, Zelink]
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 62,732 - Reviews: 159 - Favs: 329 - Follows: 468 - Updated: 7/1 - Published: 1/31/2018 - [Link, Zelda]
Antumbra reviews
He had seen her face in his dreams, felt her heart beating beside his, heard her breathe when he listened, for as long as he could remember. When he finally became her Shadow, she was everything he had dreamed and more. She was also much, much too clever for her own good. [BotW AU, Sheikah!Link, Zelink]
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 14 - Words: 25,805 - Reviews: 101 - Favs: 105 - Follows: 106 - Updated: 5/6 - Published: 12/18/2019 - [Link, Zelda] - Complete
Ira Deorum reviews
In which heroes suffer. [Whumptober 2019] [Now with bonus!chapter concluding the Muffled Scream/Humiliation story arc]
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 32 - Words: 39,343 - Reviews: 71 - Favs: 58 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 3/8 - Published: 10/6/2019 - [Link, Zelda] - Complete
Listener reviews
A grieving princess discovers the value of a good listener. [Cover art by Villtura]
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,121 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 27 - Follows: 8 - Published: 1/8 - Zelda, Wolf Link - Complete
Not My First Kiss reviews
This isn't the first time I've been kissed by a beautiful girl in a noisy, overcrowded room, but it's the first time I have absolutely no clue who she is. [Modern AU, Zelink]
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 38,370 - Reviews: 131 - Favs: 142 - Follows: 123 - Updated: 1/5/2019 - Published: 12/2/2017 - Link, Zelda - Complete
Inevitability reviews
(DISCONTINUED)
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,898 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 18 - Follows: 11 - Updated: 6/5/2012 - Published: 4/6/2011 - [Link, Zelda]
Subtlety reviews
(DISCONTINUED)
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 34,981 - Reviews: 49 - Favs: 31 - Follows: 25 - Updated: 4/5/2011 - Published: 8/1/2010 - [Shad, Ashei]
Burned reviews
He slept sitting upright against the trunk of a narrow tree with barely enough cover to shield him against the rain. She frowned; the Hero of Time deserved better than to spend his nights in the open air of Hyrule Field.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,314 - Reviews: 21 - Favs: 74 - Follows: 8 - Published: 6/26/2010 - Link, Zelda - Complete