Hello :) My name is Rachael. I write Legend of Zelda fanfiction, mainly Zelink. I have a loving fixation on the world, lore and characters of TLOZ and often start my stories by opening up a map.
From the Ground Up
Post-BOTW. Love, War and Robots. Link and Zelda embark on a Hyrule-wide odyssey to rebuild their kingdom as well as their relationship, but sinister forces, painful memories and political machinations hide around every corner. Artwork Masterpost is here.
Finding Her
During TOTK. An open sky, a missing princess and a working Purah Pad. Link makes notes, takes photos and keeps time on his quest across Hyrule, in the hopes of finding Zelda and staying sane until he does.
Marble Skies
During and Post-TOTK. You, me, and the people we’ll never be. Three oneshots of quiet moments shared between Link and Zelda in the skies over Hyrule.
More below the cut!! ➡️
Long Fics
The Ballad’s Beginning 👑 - Pre-BOTW. A prequel to BOTW telling the story of the doomed reign of King Rhoam. The Prince who never wanted to be King now finds Hyrule’s whole fate rests on his shoulders and the decisions he makes.
Where the World Ends 🌄- Post-BOTW. Setting out to explore the Lomei Labyrinths, Link and Zelda uncover clues that point towards their original purpose and the great secret that they contain.
On The Life of Queen and Consort 📝- Post-BOTW. A lifelong friend and advisor of Queen Zelda tells the story of her reign
Hateno Housemates 🏠 - Post-BOTW. A year in the life of Link and Zelda as they settle down together in their Hateno home.
All that was tangled came undone 🌟- BOTW/Kimi No Na Wa (Your Name) crossover. Knight-in-Training Link and Temple Acolyte Zelda find their paths intertwined by an inexplicable phenomenon: they have begun to trade places.
Oneshots
have and hold 🔥 - Post-BOTW. Mature. It starts by the fire and ends in fire every night. Link wants it to be more, but each time Zelda leaves him all the same.
Oasis abandon 🌞- Post-BOTW. Link and Zelda attend a wedding in the Southern Oasis of Gerudo and learn to live a little.
Eagle wake 🦅 - Post-BOTW. Now in her twilight years, Zelda visits a dying Teba and must help him decide who will inherit the powers, and the burden, of Divine Beast Vah Medoh.
Vicious Sickles 🔪- During BOTW. Mature. Wishing for a better weapon, Link wins a Vicious Sickle from a Yiga footsoldier — and quickly discovers that all blades, not just the legendary ones, seem to have a mind of their own.
Various tumblr oneshots - some are requests, some not, all BOTW
Link without Zelda = Hateno Villagers: Who is this random guy?
Link, with Zelda = Hateno Villagers: Link, Zelda’s random guy!?
Perry the Platypus type shit. I literally own a house here. In the text Link goes everywhere with Zelda, how did y’all forget I exist lmao. Maybe Link looks like such crap after the whole gloom poisoning zonai arm thing they don’t recognize him or something idk. Poor guy lol
The whole school and teaching plot line is so cute though. I love it so much
i love you female characters who make selfish choices they know will be bad for everyone. i love you female characters who think they're making the right choice but make things worse. i love you female characters who are making the right choice but noone else understands it.
I got a NS2 this week and decided to give the upgraded BOTW / TOTK a shot and im cryin at the Zelda voice memos feature like..
Nintendo: we know you thought the story in BOTW and TOTK was lacking. Good news here are 365 (!!!) fully voiced acted location specific pieces of worldbuilding and lore. As cutscenes you say? Oh no no no they’re inside an app
I got a NS2 this week and decided to give the upgraded BOTW / TOTK a shot and im cryin at the Zelda voice memos feature like..
Nintendo: we know you thought the story in BOTW and TOTK was lacking. Good news here are 365 (!!!) fully voiced acted location specific pieces of worldbuilding and lore. As cutscenes you say? Oh no no no they’re inside an app
