#hazeleafyy talks

[hazeleafyy]

hearth progress update!

Hi hi! I'm in the thick of editing and uh, a lot of things got added since my last progress update post🫣 So here's a new update!

Newest chapter (ch13) will be posted this weekend, likely Sunday. I'm pretty much done with it, just need to draw a thing for it hehe

I kind of feel bad, cus I'd blabbed to several people that Link will fully regain his memories by the end of ch13 BUT that is no longer true😂 I'm sorry!! That'll happen in ch14 instead ;;;

(Honestly I should just keep my big mouth shut lmao I'm realizing that editing pushes down a lot of events to following chapters)

Good news(?) is that ch13 is now fully dedicated to adorable Zelink moments!! They go on a date, dance together, and make each other blush lots.

My original plan for ch13 was to have a tiny bit of Zelink fluff in the beginning before Link remembers everything within that chapter. But uh, I may have lost self-control and the fluff just kept getting longer and longer. Now it is its own chapter :3;;;;;

Honestly, the rest of the fic (starting ch14 til the end pretty much) will be quite somber & emotionally heavy so... let Zelink have this one last cute date before shit goes down to angst town😔The sweeter the fluff, the harder the angst hits when things come crashing down, after all :3

The new list of future chapters is under read more! Warning for spoilers. But again, uh take these with a grain of salt cus they may change by the time I'm ready to post each chapter sweats;;;

Chapter 13. I’m happy that you’re here. (To be posted this weekend!)

Zelda and Link's little date in Rito Village! Dancing, both of them getting flustered, feeling super connected with each other, etc.

Chapter 14. Pick up the damn sword or I'll make you. (80% edited)

Link fully regains his memories, finally. We'll also get the full picture of what was going on in his POV prior to his capture, back in chapter 1-3. This is the WIP for this chapter art!

Chapter 15. Princess, I remember everything. (50% edited)

Things come to a head in Korok Forest :'D

Chapter 16. I'll kill you if you come any closer. (40% edited)

:'D

Chapter 17. There must be a mistake. I’m not a hero. (60% written)

Link, and the sword that seals the darkness.

The entire fic is currently outlined to be about 22-23 chapters long. Please ignore that, I'm not even going to try to estimate how many chapters this fic will be anymore😂 We'll see how many things I claim in this post are actually true by the time I post my next progress update lmao

I /am/ super excited for all the Zelink hurt/comfort to come though. Anyway, if you've been a reader, thank you for keeping up with hearth! Everyone has been super sweet in their comments and reactions, I am so floored every time I post a new chapter. Thank you.....!!!

[hazeleafyy]

I was today years old when I realized TOTK ganondorf does not have elf ears???

Does anyone have a theory for why that would be cus all other gerudo charas (like Urbosa and Ardi) have elf ears so why not ganon?? o_O

[hazeleafyy]

Just finished reading ch11 of ur fic and lemme tell you there was squealing and kicking of feet involved throughout the experience (simply because I'm a psyco). Anyway, I just wanted to wish you luck and tell you how much I ADORE your writting! ♡

Ahh thank you so much for reading the latest chapter of hearth and sending this sweet message!! 🥹💖 I'm honored to hear that squealing and kicking feet was involved~!

I'm gonna need all the luck to finish writing chapter 15 because it's fighting me so hard ;_;

In the meanwhile, chapter 12 is nearly ready to post!! Just gotta edit some more and draw a thing for it.

Maybe I'll get to update next week (or the week after??), we shall see ^^ Thank you again!

[hazeleafyy]

Loving your fic and the wonderful art so much <3 im curious about if you have any plans to bring up the yiga? Does link know (or command) them in this au?

Thank you so much for reading hearth anon!!

I'm a huge fan of the Yiga clan (especially in Age of Calamity! their music is so good too) but unfortunately, I could not find a way to include them in hearth without muddying the character arc I wanted to emphasize for Link😔

Without spoiling too much, I will say that I needed hearth!Link to grow up as alone as possible, with Ganon being the only close human connection his whole life. Link is fated work with Zelda to kill Ganon, so I wanted to make that hurdle all the more difficult for him emotionally (lol sorry Link)

So yeah the Yiga clan essentially does not exist in hearth sadly! I did have another longfic wip for BOTW precalamity zelink where I planned to feature them more heavily, along with AoC-specific characters like Sooga and Astor. Buuut I kind of forgot about that wip since I started writing hearth ahaha;;;

I had like... 3 chapters written for it but we will see if I ever pick it back up once hearth is completed :P

Anyway sorry that was a long winded answer, thank you either way for your interest in where hearth is going!!

[hazeleafyy]

A progress update on hearth

Newest chapter (ch11) will be updated within this month for sure! We're almost done editing it.

But it isn't much of a picturesque chapter so I may skip the chapter art for it 🤔 I could just draw general hearth AU art not specific to the chapter, but I also don't want the art to delay the chapter update too much hmm

Ngl I've been so writingpilled the past few weeks it's kind of embarrassing how excited I am.... 💦

The progress status for the next few chapters is under read more! (Chapter titles may contain spoilers, as they are direct quotes from each chapter.)

Chapter 11. You should eat. You've helped catch this.

95% edited

It's an Urbosa centric chapter! Purah also makes an appearance, and sheds more light on the mystery of the gloom swordsman.

Chapter 12. You need to stay close to the rest of us.

85% edited

The calm before the storm, amidst the festivities and cute shenanigans at Rito Village.

Chapter 13. Pick up the damn sword or I'll make you.

70% edited

Zelda and Link get to dance together!!! And then Link remembers everything

Chapter 14. A distant dream that belonged to someone else.

50% edited

Things come to a head, is all I can say :'D Please look forward to angst and action!!

Chapter 15. TBD

20% written

The entire fic is currently outlined to be about 22-23 chapters long. But uh, don't quote me on it cus I'm realizing I tend to underestimate chapter counts :P

Anyway I'm super proud of the progress I've been making on hearth lately so I just wanted to ramble here!!

If you've been a reader, thank you so much for keeping up with the story so far!!💕💕 Your cheers and comments always help me keep my momentum of writing🥹 I can only hope the upcoming direction of the story doesn't disappoint!! 💪

Thank you and see you soon with ch11 udpate news hopefully~

[hazeleafyy]

Three positive things, thank you for the tag @hurricane105 !! I finally recovered from momo con trip enough to take a look here hehe

Tagging @threebeandinner @louwhose @miadearden @730kc but no pressure! Apologies if you have done it already, I've been away from tumblr feed for a while and may have missed it;; You can treat it as a small reminder to think about three positive things rn!

For once, me and my partner didn't catch a cold after a convention trip!! It feels good to not be bedridden for days, especially since we already miss work prepping for a con.

I'm super happy about my fic writing progress lately. I haven't drawn as much because of it, but for once I have multiple buffer chapters for hearth rather than posting at the seat of my pants yipee!!

I'm motivated to draw more Zelda merch! I've been cautious about it because art is already my full time job. I love Zelink so much that I'm afraid that I might get burned out and my passion for Zelink will be affected by that pressure. But I've gotten some cute ideas lately and I'm excited to draw them!