damn they just keep being gay

A linkverse-style LoZ AU made by KetchupKio and Mizuriii // RATED M (18+) // *if we have a chapter ready* The Stolen Altars will update the first Sunday of the month!

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ASAU Directory!

Ageless Soul AU is a "Links meet" LoZ AU by @ketchupkio (they/them, ce/cer, or he/him) and @mizuriii (she/her)!!! We write, draw, and answer asks as soon as work and mental bandwidth allows us to!

!! ASAU IS RATED 18+ !!

Please don't send us asks about triggering topics! Thank you for understanding ❤

Old pinned post with warnings -here-

List of Heroes -here-

List of Ganondorfs -here-

List of Zeldas -here-

Hero timeline -here-

ASAU is primarily longfics!

NOTE: Our ideas develop and evolve over time as we write! Old asks may or may not be canon anymore! Keep that in mind when browsing our archive. We've been publishing ASAU since July 2021— that's a long time to let ideas marinate and characters grow!!

Official art and fic tags are -#au fic- and -#au art- and check out our -AO3 series-!!

We also have an -AU series- for spinoffs!

If you make fan works (art, writing, etc) for ASAU, please tag this blog! We'd love to see it and we'll reblog with screm!! Fan works tag is -#fan content-

Thank you for stopping by, we hope you enjoy our work!

-Kio & Mizu

Last edited: Sept 6, 2024

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Hi! I was wondering if I could ask how War of eras Marin and ravio felt about baby Link in this au? Also did Ravio know baby Link had a big ol crush on him and possibly Marin?

Oh they were MARRIED to older Link and RAISING KIDS with her by the time the war rolled around, so baby Link was not safe from their knowledge. They had to play it so cool tho and not embarrass him bc they knew Every Single Embarrassing Detail that their spouse could divulge over the years. They thought babby was adorable and awkward like a fawn, and they were FIERCELY protective of him.

-Kio

IMMEDIATELY upon returning home:

Marin: "Remember when you—"

Link: "Oh my gOOOOODDDSSSS"

Ravio: "Lmao boob enjoyer"

Link: "Ravio I swear to Din"

Legend: "I'm still so salty I missed it"

Nadea: [quietly sipping tea bc she BEEN KNEW]

-Mizu

[ketchupkio]

Every commission from @elgatt0 is an adventure, and I fear I cooked with this one. To be fair, the reference was very intensely detailed as well 😆

(Furry!!) Twilight (he/him) is from ASAU. Please don't tag any other AUs! Also, this form is not canon jsyk lolll

commissions | kofi

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Consider, if you will, Midna pegging Twilight

You think that wasn't the FIRST THING WE CONSIDERED??? Just because Twi hasn't hasn't submitted to anyone so far doesn't mean he won't >:D

-Kio & Mizu

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Offers you a Link/Wars headcanon like a cool rock

I hc that she sleeps better while holding something, whether that be a pillow, a stuffie, Legend in his tiny glory, Ravio, or her dad's hand. If she doesn't want to relax too much or be able to wake up quickly, then she'll sleep like a soldier. But holding something or someone and being held in return? Sleeps like a baby and wakes up dishevelled <3

✅ ACCEPTED

We already have a thing that she likes to sleep tucked under someone's chin on their chest (Legend rn) so that's easily incorporated

-Kio & Mizu

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Little doodle of Cinder from @ageless-soul-au

Lookit him, he's relaxed for once unlike how he's been in recent chapters

His hair was fun to draw, I love drawing wavy/curly hair and I wanted to draw it down to add to the content cosy vibe. I wanna wrap him in warm blankets with hot chocolate and a therapist because he fucking needs one

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The Stolen Altars - Ch 41: One Step at a Time

Rating: Mature Category: M/M, Multi Words: 11,209/408,916 Chapter Summary: Ravio has been busy in the heroes' absence. In fact, he might just be becoming a hero himself.

Okay so this chapter isn't ALL about Ravio but I couldn't resist.

REMINDER: No update schedule at the moment! If we have something for you, it'll go up on the first Sunday of the month, but that's as far as we can plan ahead! Thank you for understanding!

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

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SOS I'm 2k words in and they haven't moved past kissing and flirting. A drunken dick measuring contest has been mentioned. Cinder's about to pop a blood vessel

- Twi/Cinder anon

That's how it goessss, I always have a couple thousand words of fluff/set up before I can get into the schnastiness. You're doing fine anon, keep it up!!! The vibes will guide you there eventually (and you can edit it down later if you think it's too much, but imo it usually just adds to the story and grounds it. I usually only add in editing, rarely ever cut things out lolol)

-Kio

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I'm so sorry I didn't take pictures of it fresh and it doesn't look as nice the next day </3

As for the recipe, I somewhat yolo'd it (the baking gods fear me) but it was something like

The filling:

Enough small seasonal apples to fill a large-ish mixing bowl when whole, peeled and cut into chunks. You can also use cooking apples, but you'll need to add more sugar later on

About 4-5 ripened peaches, peeled and cut into quarters (since they're softer than apples and so the apples can cook down more to make an even texture)

Stick the fruit in a large pot and add about ¼ cup of white sugar, a generous dash of cinnamon, and a generous dash of nutmeg

Add a little water and boil this until the fruit is soft and enough liquid has evaporated to make it less of a soup

The fruit's firmness depends on your preference, but be aware that it will cook down and become more soft as it bakes, my preference is having most of the chunks intact, but smush-able with a little effort (after baking they'll be soft and slightly gooey if that makes sense)

The crumble:

Roughly ½ cup-¾ cup of porridge oats

Slightly less than ½ cup of plain flour of your choice

Measure the sugar with your heart, but it shouldn't be more than the oats and flour combined

Add soft butter (I used salted but you don't have to) and rub it in piece by piece until it's crumbly but you can squeeze it into clumps in your hands, there's no approximate measurement here

Have your oven heated to gas mark 4/180 Celsius/350 Fahrenheit. Take the fruit mixture off heat and pour it into an oven safe glass dish (it might work with others but I've always used glass), then top it with the crumble mixture and smooth it out until it's an even coating and there's no exposed spots of fruit. Put it in the oven on the top shelf and cook for 20-30 minutes until the crumble is browned and your kitchen smells like heaven

I'd recommend having it in a bowl with either vanilla icecream or custard, but how you eat it is up to you and I hope you like it!

Sorry we didn't answer right away, we both just screamed xhxhsjsk

THANK YOUUUUU, Kio will for sure need to try this sometime

-Kio & Mizu

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So I made a peach and apple crumble (inspired by your Legend and Wars ofc) and oh my god???? This is so good holy shit, 10000% would make again, absolutely PEAK with vanilla icecream

Thank you for introducing me to this heavenly flavour combination through Legend and Wars gay lovey dovey baking <3

HOLY SHIT?????? DID YOU TAKE A PICTURE?????? WE WANNA SEEEEEEEEEE

And we must also acquire ressipy 👁️👁️

-Kio & Mizu

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Ty for permission to write! Of course I'll share it with you guys, I'll drop an ao3 link here when it's done :]

In the meantime, have a snippet of a part that keeps making me laugh:

"Pardon?" Cinder's brow furrowed. Cute. Okay, well. "Y'ever fucked a man before?" Silence. "Well I thought I was straight..." "It's the tits, ain't it?" Twilight wiggled his pecs by flexing them. Cinder's face was conflicted between horny and flat out unimpressed.

They keep talking and kissing and it's taking a while to get to the actual sex, but I'm not complaining because they have a fun dynamic <3

Also, quick question: what's Cinder's body composition like? I'm assuming pretty slim and muscular from other descriptions, but I just wanna get specific details like muscle definition and fat distribution and scars and stuff right (because he's my blorbo and I wanna do him justice) /lh

IT'S THE TITS AIN'T IT AHDGDHDJSJ

Cinder grew up on a farm and kept that physique— he's actually pretty stocky! Trim, not a lot of extra fat, but he's not slim waisted. He's square shaped! You know those comparisons between bodybuilders that work out for looks vs strength? The latter. He's also pretty hairy, for ur further consideration...

Scar notes from Mizu:

Face scar from when he lost his eye

Lots of little scratches from animals, chores, etc

Knife scars from the terminan mask cultists, mostly along his arms

Let us know if you have any more questions!

-Kio

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I was looking through my wip folder and found a fic idea that was just "asau twilight and cinder bone + twi encourages hilda to buy a strap"

Permission to write? All good if not ^-^ /gen

ABSOLUTELY OKAY TO WRITE!!! LET US SEE IT WHEN YOU'RE DONE!!!!

-Kio

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Thank you anon 🤣 🧡 💙

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I hope life starts being kinder to you <3

We're okay! Thank u guys so much, sorry for the radio silence. Time difference and spoon levels are making things a little difficult, but ASAU isn't abandoned or anything! We're just slowly chipping away at it 🧡

-Kio

[hoaxghost]

holding on by a god damn thread

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Another update:

Chapter 41 is about halfway done in terms of word count goal, so unfortunately we won't have it ready to go by this Sunday. Mizu is still in the thick of moving, getting shuffled from temporary to permanent housing, so it's difficult to find time to write considering that plus a 6 hour time difference. Fingers crossed that we can get it sorted before May?

Thank you for your patience, everyone 🧡🩵

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Will asau be getting an update this month once ao3 returns from the war(maintenance)?

(No pressure- I'm just very invested and love the stolen alters but your guys' health and wellbeing come first, please look after yourselves <3 /gen /lh)

No update this month, sorry! We're in the middle of moving (I'm currently driving cross-country and Mizu is in an entirely different country lol) and it's been hectic. Sorry I forgot to post about it! Hopefully next month 🤞

-Kio