An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: OC Link - Character, Ganon
Additional Tags: untold myths event: light & time, Original Legends, Non-Binary Link, Locked Land AU
Summary:
Day 3 of the Untold Myths Light & Time event. Prompt: Reversal.
When the victory is too hollow to accept, what's a hero to do but to demand a do over?
Thank you to @loz-untold-myths for organizing the event!
pride requests! i was thinking something with a trans/nb minish cap link! maybe just something sweet about coming out and being accepted by his grandfather and zelda? because i cannot imagine either of them being anything but super supportive. i just think that would be really cute, if you feel up for it! thank you!
:D!!! Absolutely yes
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Summary: Link comes out as non-binary, even if they don’t know what it means quite yet. 744 words, fluff. Minish cap!
"They're all packed up! I'm sorry you had to come all this way."
Link was sitting on a chair by the door, swinging their legs since their feet still didn't touch the ground. Grandpa said they would have a growth spurt soon, but Link was starting to get skeptical. It hadn't happened yet. Link was curious if their Minish transformations had anything to do with it, but when they asked Ezlo he said not to worry about it.
Link tried not to worry about it. If they were small, they were small. Plus, they did not want to give up piggyback rides from Zelda. If they grew up to be big and tall, how would Zelda give them piggyback rides?
Link shook their head. They did not want to think about that possibility, so they forced their attention back on the conversation.
"I'm behind on deliveries, but I should be able to get it to the castle by this evening," Grandpa said.
"That will do. I'll tell my father," Zelda said.
Link perked up. "I can take them."
Zelda's ears wiggled happily and she smiled. "Oh, would you? I've been wanting to show you a new book at the library! We can stop there after you deliver the swords. And maybe get a treat?"
Link jumped off the chair and flapped their hands excitedly, nodding vigorously. "Can I?" They asked Grandpa.
"It's your day off, but if you want to, I don't see why not." Grandpa clapped Link on the shoulder and squeezed. "Good man."
Good man.
Grandpa was always calling Link things like that. Most of the other villagers called them boy. Zelda never used words like that. Ezlo didn't either. Ezlo called them kid, usually.
Gender had been on Link's mind ever since they met the Minish. The Minish didn't use words like man or woman or girl or boy; they didn't even use gendered pronouns! The minish were all they, and that's how they referred to Link, as well. At first it was strange, since Link had never heard of that before, but then they realized they liked it. They more than liked it: every time one of their Minish friends called them they or them, they got the happiest feeling in their chest. It felt good and right.
"Link?" Grandpa shook their shoulder.
Link blinked back into awareness. They must have zoned out. Grandpa and Zelda were both staring at them.
"Sorry," Link signed.
"What's on your mind, son?" Grandpa asked.
Son.
"Um." Link cleared their throat. It felt thick, like the sounds were moving through the thick swamp water in the Castor Wilds.
Zelda grabbed their hand and squeezed. "Are you okay?"
Link nodded. "I have something to tell you."
"You can tell us anything!" Zelda said.
Link took a deep breath, then forced the words out. "I'm not a boy."
Zelda blinked in surprise. "Oh! Does that mean you're a girl?"
Link shook their head. "No, I'm not a girl. I think I'm neither."
Grandpa rushed forward and pulled Link and Zelda both into a strong hug. Grandpa gave the best hugs.
Link wrapped their free arm around Grandpa's back and squeezed the hand still holding Zelda's. Grandpa pressed a kiss on the top of their head.
"Thank you for telling me," Grandpa said. "I love you and I support you. I'm so glad you figured this out."
"Well, I'm not sure I have it totally figured out yet. I just know I liked it when the Minish called me they, and I don't really like it when you call me son or man, or when other people call me boy. But I don't think it would feel right to be called girl, either." Link could feel themself rambling. They shut their mouth and swallowed the nervous feelings fluttering in their throat.
"That's alright," Grandpa said. He pulled back from the hug and rubbed Link's arm. "You have the rest of your life to figure yourself out, and you have me and Zelda to help you.”
"Yeah! This is awesome," Zelda said.
Link giggled and smiled so widely it hurt. "Really?"
"Yes really! This is so awesome. We can come up with a bunch of new words for you that aren't boy or girl or Miss or Mister or— wait, so no he or she, either, right?"
Thinking about an AU where the champions, but specifically Mipha and Urbosa, survived the calamity somehow. Genderfluid/non-binary/MtF Link, whichever floats your boat.
And Mipha, Urbosa, and Zelda all help them with getting more in touch with their femininity and expressing it.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Link/Zelda (Legend of Zelda), Link & Zelda (Legend of Zelda)
Characters: Link (Legend of Zelda), Zelda (Legend of Zelda)
Additional Tags: Nonbinary Link (Legend of Zelda), they/them pronouns for Link (Legend of Zelda), Scars, Body Image, Body Dysphoria, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Link (Legend of Zelda) Needs a Hug, Trans Link (Legend of Zelda), accidentally made zelda ace, Link (Legend of Zelda) Has PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Link/Zelda (Legend of Zelda) Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Character Study, Self-Esteem Issues, Self Confidence Issues, Self-Acceptance, mentions of adult themes, Link is in denial about people thinking that they're hot
Series: Part 1 of The Zelink Collection
Summary:
Link woke up covered in scars, and by the time they rescued Zelda, they had only gained more. They hated them.
AKA
Lots of NPCs comment on how Link has so many scars but the character model doesn't have a single one. Link has a lot of scars, so I'm gonna write about them and how they feel about them. Spoiler alert: They don't like them very much.
Like, MTF Gannon. Like she didn’t wanna be a boy and the prince or king of darkness or whatever so she transitioned with the help of her people. She’s a girl now so for whatever reason Demise keeps using the previous Gannon’s body or pulls a calamity on us and makes a new thing for him to possess.
Anyway now she’s bff’s with functional bi Zelda and disaster non-binary Link.
