ahhh a chance to brag about some really wonderful people! here are some zelink authors i really love!! going to put below a cut just to save a lil space on people's dashes. this list is in no particular order, and certainly not exhaustive!
dance with me by @deiliamedlini - deilia is SUCH a natural writer and i love her characterizations and her AUs. dance with me is a pretty popular fic of hers but i'd really recommend anything and everything in her ao3
stolen kisses by @zeldaelmo - zelmo is one of the first zelink authors i started reading fic from! she has a big collection of fics to suit all different tastes and moods, definitely a pillar in the zelink community. this fic is technically aoc but y'know
the mushroom risotto incident by @zeldaseyebrows - easily one of the most creative zelink authors i've read from! i love the voice in their writing and have both laughed AND cried reading their fics
fragmentation by @1up-girl - i will never be over this fic and tbh that is how i feel about everything 1up-girl writes lol
olive branches by dayhaven - it's fucked up how good this fic is. i don't think she's on tumblr but god her zelink fics.... they all scratch every itch for me. impeccable characterizations and just addicting to read from.
the first time, again by @wanderingnightingale - SUCH a classic fic for only being like a year old but omg, she's an absolute genius and you can hear just how clever she is in how she writes
nights twice forgotten by @wwwhttps - this fic.... this fic.... this FIC.... it's so good. i love her characterizations of link and zelda and how she writes their relationship
step, step, close by @hyperphonic - i cannot possibly put together a list of botw zelink fics without mentioning step, step, close. simply not possible. hyperphonic is a genius with a really iconic, visceral writing style that imo just doesn't leave you
wings halfway down by @kotaface - she wrote this pre-totk and i haven't stopped thinking about it ever since lol
kiss and cry by @michpat6 - i cheated a lil because mich wrote this one for ME <333 but it's so good and her brain is SO massive. like everything she writes is both beautiful and heartwarming and always so creative
prelude by @kazraza - another absolutely classic botw zelink fic that i think about so, so often
valentine, texas by cade/nighthriller - not sure if he's on tumblr but omg, i'm absolutely obsessed with his writing. like every line is so beautiful and unique! waiting so (im)patiently for him to write and publish more zelink
i'm sure if i gave it even 5 more minutes i could come up with a million more authors i love but it's a lil late, just wanted to scribble down some ideas. a lot of these fics are nsfw because that's what i tend to prefer to read haha. you might've read all of these already but just in case!! i would recommend everything from these authors!