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[embyrinitalics]

I will once again humbly pester you about the Cyborg AU. ❤️😁 (Also, a second one if I may be so bold.... "Zelda is a mouse"??! Sounds so cute and curious?! 👀🐁)

Oof, the Cyborg AU. T_T I love this story so much. And it is such a mess. 🙈 (See Cyborg AU tag for synopsis and snippets.)

This story suffers from two majors issues (besides my normal scatter-brained-ness): 1) there is no plot structure to speak of, and 2) I haven't written any scenes with Link and Zelda together, and I'm a discovery writer, so I don't really have a feel for their dynamic.

All I really know is what's going on with Link. He volunteered for the Guardian program when he was 13. He was dismembered, reprogrammed, and then treated like a machine and subjected to a crazy training regimen for 5 years, so he's kind of messed up despite being a gentle soul.

There's also an inhibitor chip in his head that lets the Sheikah technicians manipulate his emotional center and pain receptors. It's great for combat situations, where you can just shut off fear and pain with the flip of a switch. (And this is where that specialized training comes in, cuz without fear or pain you might do something silly, like walk into a pool of hot lava and not notice that your legs are melting off. True story.) It also goes the other way, making inflicting intense emotional distress and agony very simple, should the need arise (spoilers, it will).

He's come a long way from being that quiet country boy from Hateno, where he used to feed the goats with his mom and climb the apple trees on lazy summer afternoons. So long, he thinks they probably wouldn't know him anymore. And, well... maybe that's for the best.

[jinmukangwrites]

Hello Jin! I am not a coffee drinker so I don't have recs, sorry!! Cinnamon tea for me.

If you're still doing the 10 minute prompts, could I request anything with Sky? Thank you!

Give me a character/pairing and I'll attempt to write a drabble in 10 minutes

not me projecting my body type onto sky-

"When are we going to stop running?"

-o-o-o-o-

Any competent knight worth his salt knew that staying alive and beating every encounter with the enemy hardly ever went hand in hand.. sometimes, a retreat was necessary. That way, they could live to fight the next day, instead of falling because of pride.

Right now though, Sky kinda wanted to take his chances with the monsters.

"When are we going to stop running?!" He gasped, practically stumbling over his feet. Beside him, Time gave an unamused look. Dozens of monster shouts came somewhere behind them.

"Getting tired already?!" Warriors replies, as if he wasn't the owner of a vast ocean of stamina. The man could run for days and never tire. Sky felt like he was going to puke.

"Just a little further," Twilight said with barely a pant in his breath. "Keep going."

Blasted monsters and their blasted ambushes.

Eventually, what felt like years later, the inhuman screeches finally quieted with distance, and Time called for a rest. Sky couldn't feel his legs, and almost had to catch himself before faceplanting into the ground. Instead, he wobbled over to a small boulder and sat down. His ribs hurt. He hated how hardly he gasped compared to the others. He knew he had a different body type than them, and his strength and endurance lies in other places, but dammit Wind is practically vibrating with energy still.

"Here," came Wild's voice. Sky startled out of his negative thoughts and looked at what Wild held in his hands. It was... a bottle? Green liquid sloshed inside.

"What's this?" Sky said through deep breaths, taking the mysterious bottle.

"An energizing elixir. I usually always have one or two on hand. They're good for climbing mountains... I thought you might find more use with it.

"Thank you," Sky said, slowly, unsure of how he should react to the gift.

Gratefulness, he decided, when Time called the rest to end. They needed to make sure they got a safe distance from the masses of monsters, and unfortunately that required more running.

The potion tasted strange, but this time he managed to keep up without feeling completely like he was going to die.

That didn't stop him from collapsing by their campfire the second it was made in safety, and immediately passing out.

Never again. He was never running again.

[skyward-floored]

Tell me about "Many courses of love (zelink oneshots)." :D Be they angsty or fluffy?

Ah Many Courses of Love <3

I feel like I should tell you that technically they’re not all zelink oneshots; the series is sort of a way for me to explore what all the Links are up to after their adventures, and how they’re navigating relationships and their lives after everything they’ve been through.

Some are more fluffy (the skyward sword one) and some are more angsty (the link’s awakening one), but they vary a fair amount throughout. They generally lean a bit more angsty though because I’m just like that XD

I’ve already written several of them! Next up on my list is either breath of the wild or four swords, I’m not sure which one I’ll have done first. Here’s a bit from the 4s one though :)

“They all treat me like a thing Link, like just some prize to be won so they can flaunt their status,” she said, voice shaking. “Nobody thinks of me as a person, even Vaati only kidnapped me because he wanted a bride! He didn’t even care about me, he just saw my looks and that was it!”

She angrily pushed some hair out of her face.

“I’m tired of being treated like an object,” she said in an exhausted voice, and Link gently put his hand over hers.

[geek-fashionista]

wolfwarden replied to your post “Wait... Adrien is a Libra???? That's amazing!!”

but right after that "confirmed" tweet, they basically say "sorry, spoke to quickly, NOT confirmed" https://twitter.com/WinnyGZ/status/691302265035059200

More information!

[skyward-floored]

I am cheating and sending another ask. 😆

Warriors is Hyrule's successor. 👀👀👀 YES PLEASE.

(Also I saw A Royal Castletown Wedding on there! Love that story! Dare I ask for a snippet of that as well? ... Yes, yes I do. 😉 But only if you don't mind, of course!)

Ah good choices all around! Two of my favorite ones that were on there actually, I’m especially excited about the Warriors and Hyrule one. I explained it a bit here, but I’ll give you a snippet of it too :D

“You... have magic?” Hyrule asked, eyes growing wide.

“Sort of. Not the time,” Warriors replied, raising the rod high. “Stay close.”

Channeling the sparks in his chest into the rod, he swung it down, twisting it around himself in a wide arc as he did so. Fire burst from the top, twisting out into an explosion of light, and Hyrule watched in amazement as the fire took the form of a blazing dragon.

It hovered majestically around them for mere seconds before bursting into action, taking out the enemies surrounding them with a fiery roar.

And a bit from Royal Castletown wedding, which I’m rather struggling with right now 😅

“We’re ready to start helping you prepare for the ceremony your highness,” the maid said, and Zelda waved her off.

“I’ll be along shortly.”

She left, and Zelda watched as the sun burst over the horizon, golden rays lighting up the rooftops.

A faint breeze blew her hair, and she smiled.

“This day is going to be perfect.”

[jinmukangwrites]

Jin, are you still taking prompts for whumptober? May I suggest something from no. 28? I particularly like "anger born of worry" for Sky.

Fandom likes to paint him as the gentle comforting one (which don't get me wrong, I love!), but he's one of the most expressive and emotive Links based on his games. I'd love to see him rescuing a captured hero(maybe Legend?) and be absolutely at the end of his rope and worked into such a rage that's he's wiping the floor with the baddies and is at his friend's side before his anger is spent. Shouting, grabbing shoulders, and "what were you thinking?!"s. I thought it'd be fun with Legend since he would be very familiar with communicating "care through anger" and would get it immediately.

If it doesn't strike you, no worries! I'm looking forward to your wonderful writing either way. :)

Ooh you're so right tho! Sky getting pissed because he's worried is something I can do easily imagine. Sky's definitely a mellow Link, but letting him go ape-shit is so much fun and something he deserves to do XD

Thank you for the prompt!

[skyward-floored]

"Sky and Hyrule get arachnophobia"?!?!! AHHHHH! I have already been tormented by spider fics in this fandom.... But SKY. ❤️

But spiders.😨

But how can I NOT pick Sky?!? I am hesitantly asking for this one. 😅

I haven’t worked on this fic in months, in fact— oooh I just checked the date it’s been almost a year 😅

Basically Sky and Hyrule get to discover the wonders of blackblooded Skulltulas and there’s some stuff with Hyrule getting too far ahead and Sky being too slow and questionable spider venom...

I think it started as practice with fight scenes actually, but it’s been long enough I actually don’t remember. I should probably just rewrite the whole thing since I never finished it and my writing style has changed quite a bit since I wrote it, but here’s a little bit of it that isn’t too dated I think.

Sky attempted to force his way forward and at least get a glimpse of the traveler, but the spiders were relentless in their attack and he had to keep all of his attention on keeping them at bay.

Which was difficult even with the Master Sword.

He tried several times to work his way towards the bright magical flashes from Hyrule’s sword, but every time he managed to fight a step forward, he had to dodge three steps back.

He found himself rapidly running out of breath as he kept having to dodge advances by the horrific arachnids, leaping from side to side as they chittered angrily and spat webs in every direction. He was starting to get an uneasy feeling that the two of them were being kept apart on purpose, herded away from each other so they couldn’t rely on one other.

Goddess above, why couldn’t it have been keese?

[embyrinitalics]

For the most memorable scene ask:

The dancing scene in "Muffled Scream". So creepy and unsettling and it makes my heart hurt to think about it. I think it was one of the first few fics I read of yours? (I'm not 100% sure) But it's definitely one of the fics I read and fell in love with your writing. It's also one of the fics I recommend first when I send people your way. Bless you for writing follow-ups as well. You break my heart and then mend it. ❤️

ALSO, I'm going to cheat on this ask game and mention two scenes because I thought of them both and NO ONE CAN STOP ME. :D

Memorable Scene #2: "Steel and Silk pt.2" Zelda laying her hand in Link's hand while they lay in bed, and Link, realizing the display of trust she's showing him, just stares at the touch and doesn't even dare curl his fingers around hers. Be still my heart. ❤️😉

I hope you're doing well, Embyr! Take care of yourself first and foremost!

Cheaterrrr!! (But I'm so glad you cheated 😁)

(Also double points for choosing two whump stories, you know how to make me happy dance in my chair 🥳)