miry's keychain au

@mirensiart's original loz au set 100 years post spirit tracks | check the pinned/masterpost for more info!

[mirensiart]

The legend of Zelda: Chained Truths ⛓️ MASTERPOST🗝

MAIN BLOG: @chained-truths-au

This is my original zelda story with my zelda & link ocs, they've been fondly nicknamed Key (zelda) and Chain (link) to distinguish them from the canon links & zeldas

The basic plot is that the story happens roughly 100 years post Spirit Tracks in the adult timeline

Zelda (granddaughter of spirit tracks!zelink) is framed for the murder of the king, she manages to escape castle town just for a huge bounty to be placed on her head, she is wanted DEAD or ALIVE

Link, a bounty hunter who only takes "wanted: alive" jobs, stumbles upon Zelda and catches her. Link uses a magical item in the form of a chain to catch criminals, and thus chains himself to Zelda so he can bring her to justice.

Zelda manages to convince him to help her out by offering double the Bounty on her head if he does (and they're successful) Link who's desperate for money to support his family, reluctantly agrees to help her find the truth behind her father's murder.

However, when he's about to unchain them, he finds out the magic key he used to lock the chain is missing, they're now stuck to each other until the key is found or they find another way to unlock their shackles.

They hate each other at first, but eventually warm up to each other.

The story so far is divided in 3 acts:

⛓️DOODLES & COMICS OF THEM 🗝

- OG post

- how they first met

- he jinxed himself

- how the chain works

- oh no she's a hugger

- I don't usually care for criminals

- working together

- open your eyes, Link!

- she's trapped

- now she's here, shining in the starlight

- touch starved

- she will deny she was worried later

- I'm so glad you're OK!

- they tripped and fell

- they think they're so cool

- pocky game

- they eventually kiss (2 years later lmao)

- whump that boy!

- go for it, Zelda!

- he really doesn't like the hero's clothes

- sage of earth, Aveli

- she's a little awkward but she's got the spirit!

- THE CONFESSION

- Link and his siblings

- hold me tight or not

⛓️ WORLD BUILDING TEXT POSTS🗝

- she's so done actually

- possible sages

- ENDGAME

- Zelda's is touch starved / Link is physically affectionate: the dynamic

⛓️ THEIR TAG 🗝

#key&chain loz ocs

⛓️ TAG FOR THE FANART AMAZING PEOPLE HAVE DONE OF THEM 🗝

#keychain fanart

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hey so it’s been a while 🙈 I haven’t forgotten about these two I swear

my fan zelink au masterpost

[mirensiart]

Can Chain play any instruments ?

(This definitely seems random but I promise it has a purpose)

he can play the ukelele and is very annoying with it lol

[mirensiart]

Omg I literally just came home and saw the sad lil comic of the bad ending for your Chained Truths Au and OMG! It's soooooooooooooooooooooooo good. Like the way you drew Keys expressions and how you drew Chain like you can just tell he's gone and THE DETAILS! Sorry, I'm rambling, but I just wanted to let you know it made my day.

[ this is about THIS COMIC ]

aaaaaagh thank you much 🥹💖 this really made my day! In fact you made me so happy I drew more whump hehe

anyway hope you enjoy the angst :) and thank you once again!

[ for more info about this original zelda au check out this account @chained-truths-au ]

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at the start vs at the end

[mirensiart]

Miry I appreciate you being a benevolent creator and allowing the blorbo to live 🙌🙌🙌

However...

The whumper in me is um. Asking if we could perhaps see art of Chain's previously planned demise please? 👉👈

For science.

why do you force me to be evil anon, I wanted to be benevolent and yet look at me, I killed off the twink

anyway this is in regards to -> THIS POST <- and based of -> MY OG ZELDA AU <-

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so, a couple of days ago i made a post on my main account saying that i originally planned to have chain (link) die in the story, but since people liked him and key (zelda) so much i decided to keep him alive lol

anyway, i was talking to @chiangyorange the other day about how the "chain dies" plot would've been had i kept it

soooo I've been thinking about it for a while, like brainworms completely taking over my mind, so i felt like spreading it lol

ok so, as I've established before, in the story at some point key+chain fight ganondorf without the master sword and lose, chain uses his magic chains to seal ganondorf, giving key time to find the master sword so they can do a round two and kill him off for good, etc

this is where it deviates:

and because whumping the blorbos is fun, here's another bad ending:

anyway this is why i decided to make this a hapoy story lol

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I ADORE your OCs/original LOZ story!!! It's so compelling and intriguing and gosh I want to see more of it. Just. roughish Link, murder mystery, the role reversal of Link being the one to seal Ganon... gaaah everything about this, I love it! Is there a full fic somewhere? I need it!! (Also, I keep thinking it's like, an official thing? and I'm out there reading LU fics/Links Meets AUs going "great, now when's Chain going to join the Links?" I want to see more of Chain interacting with the rest of the Links so badly ;3; maybe post-adventures version so he can be lovesick about Key like how Sky is lovesick about Sun lol. That's my absolute favorite moment btw, that "I thought we were already dating?" panel. I love these dorks so much!!)

aaaaah anon! 🥹💖

i am slowly cooking the plot more, i want to either do like a proper comic or a long fic eventually!

so no, there isn't a full fic yet, but i want to do one, eventually!

and jdbdkbdkdnd OK BUT THIS???? MAKES ME SO HAPPPY??? 😭😭😭💖💖💖 the fact that you think my silly guys are good enough to be considered official jdbdjbdnd

i actually just made a post on my main about a hypothetical over how my chain would meet the other links lol

but i do believe that if he were to go with the others portal traveling looking for dink, he'd be lovesick and miss key a lot but like in a dumb way aka he tries to cover it up lol

he'd deny how badly he misses her the entire time but the moment they're all back in his hyrule he's running to castle town and being very pathetic while hugging her like "i missed youuuuu 🥺🥺" and key's like, in the middle of an important meeting with her counselors and other nobles and she's trying to pry him off her like "i missed you too but??? can you not do this right now????? I'm busy" and they start bickering immediately over everything and nothing

meanwhile the nobles in the room don't even blink at all at their shenanigans cause they're used to those two's dumb dynamic by now lmao they all just sigh in unison

and after that chain reunites with the others and he's trying to act all cool in front of the other links but they all know he's a loser (in love)

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aveli voice: are you suuuure about that zelly

[ masterpost with all the info of my loz au ]

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so, i divided my au’s story into 3 acts :)

for information about act 2 and link being sealed, GO HERE!

if you want more info about the au in general, GO HERE!

anyway, just thought i'd also add their color palettes, to make things easier for me in the future ;)

[mirensiart]

#uuuuuaaaaagggghhhhhh im in love#im still a complete sucker for character design and storytelling through clothing choices#and i have thoughts#first off. obsessed that theyre not looking at each other until act 3#like. at first they didnt get along. but then when they started ro like each other they physically couldnt be together??#the way they're looking at each other after being reunited is sending me#now looking at chains outfits#his classic act 1 look i will always love. its so him. so iconic.#act 2 and hes found his heros tunic. got thw classic greens on top and white trousers#im sure his eyes are probably closed for plot reasons - namely him being sealed#but it also feels like this tunic doesnt quite fit him. he wasnt meant to be the hero. he just wanted to provide for his family#but the princess found him (or he found her? i guess it depends who you ask lol) and so on it goes#also. if im not mistaken thats a new pair of boots? if so hes quite literally stepping into someone elses shoes#but it all stll fits him. this is fun cause act 2 is the action arc if im underatanding this correctly?#so he gets the classic hero uniform but is put into the vlassic princess role#and by arc 3 his two previous designs have been combined!#he looks so much more comfortable and a perfect mix of who he was before ans the hero he shaped up to be#absolutely delicious#now. onto zelda. her arc is bringing me to tears istg#her first look will always scream 'Stardust' at me. i know it was part of the inspiration and it shines theough beaurifully#arc 2 gets me. the skirt is shorter - practical. shes covering her legs. her top is simpler and easy to move in.#shes got a gorgeous little cloak that stays out of the way but still sheltera her from the elements#and she has chains wrap around her waist!! theyre in love your honour but they dont know it yet 😭#it also feels a lot like a reminder of why she keeps going. like. its not just for the kingdom. its to save him#to me it feels very reminiscent of Echows of Wisdom and Zelda basically stealing Links cloak#also love that shea gone from looking away to looking at chain. he just cant see her yet#shes gorgeous and my gay ass is super jealous of Chain#they've both obviously matured by this point. but design wise it shines through a lot more in Key#she went out and faced the worls and now shes back to royal life probs facing even higher expectations. yet shes still her - and shes happy

@linkaholic your tags are literally everything!!!!! you got perfectly every small detail and my intentions when designing each outfit! this seriously made my day!

and yes! zelda's cloak in act 2 is a small reference to eow hehe and also yeah, she's wearing chain's sash, as you said, it's a reminder of him while she's on her own

your tags about chain are *chef's kiss* like i couldn't have said it better myself, that's exactly the vibe i was going for with his outfits :')

anyway, i will cherish your tags for ever, tysm!! <333333333

[chained-truths-au]

Since your AU takes place in the future of spirit tracks, are there still trains ?

(also, I love Aveli, she's amazing! XD)

yes!!! they are still trains around and also steamboats (as seen in phantom hourglass) and big ships

pirates are still around as well lmao

so land travel is via train, sea travel via boat/ship!

and aaah thank you!! i'm glad you like her, she's one of my faves as well!!!!

[chained-truths-au]

so, i divided my au’s story into 3 acts :)

for information about act 2 and link being sealed, GO HERE!

if you want more info about the au in general, GO HERE!

anyway, just thought i'd also add their color palettes, to make things easier for me in the future ;)

[chained-truths-au]

Do you have ALL of your Chained Truth stuff on your masterpost? I wanna make sure that I didn't miss anything. I love the story :3!

so far yes!!!!!

like all the plot important stuff is in the masterpost! i update it frequently whenever i upload plot important stuff, so it's always up to date!

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in other news, I'm not planning to join art fight BUT i did references for keychain anyway

i separated the main story in 3 acts and for each act they have a new outfit, so i decided to finally draw them 💪🏻

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brainstorming the other sages (since the only one i currently have is aveli aka sage of earth) and i want them to be like the opposite of their sage element, so they have to work and get character development to truly embody it by the end

like aveli for example, she's optimistic and a daydreamer, she's not down to earth at all, she needs to be more grounded and realistic, not with her head in the clouds all the time — this was intentional, so it takes her a while to truly chanel her sage powers when she feels more in tune with her element

the sage of fire (who I'm designing rn lol) is pessimistic, lazy and usually depressed, again the opposite of fire

the sage of wind, feels trapped, scared of changes, timid, doesn't want to get out of their comfort zone

the sage of water, not flexible, single minded, acts without thinking, impulsive and prone to rage lol

i mentioned it before i think, but earth sage is aveli aka a rito, fire sage is a goron, wind sage is a korok and water sage is an anouki

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we know links are not known for their wisdom but does Zelda actually have any wisdom or is she just as dumb as link here?

uh very weirdly structured question ngl

being silly and me having fun with them doesn't mean that zelda is dumb though?

you can be wise and silly, have a lil whimsy, people (and characters) are nuanced

same with link, he's not entirely dumb— again, me having fun and poking at their dynamic doesn't mean he's dumb 100%, people aren't just one personality trait

both can lock in when needed, i obviously don't have an entire comic going on and what you guys see are just snippets

but zelda is the one who uncovers the entire kingdom conspiracy and retreats the master sword in the end, so yeah, not dumb

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You mentioned that one of your inspirations was inuyasha and now I can totally imagine them yelling at each other across a room or something lmao

LMAO YEAH

chain has to be thankful key doesn't have the ability to make him sit like kagome does with inuyasha cause key would spam that so hard if she could