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The Hero Moves On by RunningNinja
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
13 Jun 2026
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The hero dropped to one knee before her throne. “Lady Riju, I come here to answer your offer for dwelling and work in Gerudo, which you extended to me during preparations for the battle against Ganondorf.” Footfalls joined the echo of his words in the throne room. “I come here to pledge fealty and service to the nation of Gerudo and its people, humbly and sincerely. I—”
Link looked up to meet the eyes of Riju, who smiled from just a few feet in front of him. He saw she was barefoot, her sandals tucked beside the throne. She extended her hand to help him up from the floor. Meeting her eyes now, he finished, “...Sincerely and indefinitely.”
Riju reached for his hand and he grasped hers; with strength she pulled him up as he stood. Her eyes twinkled with a half smile. “I was wondering when you would come. I began to wonder if you thought you were too good for my offer.”
Link shook his head with Hylian deference. “Of course not, Lady–”
“Riju, alone, is fine for you.” She finished, closer now, eyes lowered, smiling at him. He held his breath a moment, wondering if she could smell the moonshine on it. “Though you might want to tack on Lady in the company of my court, as is customary.” -
Shattered Glass Draws Blood by RunningNinja
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
02 Jun 2026
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The Sheikah smelled….like Zelda, somehow. Smelled like Zelda, but not quite. Not the Zelda he knew, but perhaps, her family? This Sheikah smelled like they’d been sleeping rougher and fighting harder than the Zelda he knew. Red Sheikah eyes stared back at him, brows lowered.
“You’re gonna scare off my dinner, wolf.”
He caught it, in her voice, then. The scent of magic. Of disguise. Link frowned back at the Sheikah. Eyeing the distance, she aimed her bow well above him and fired. The thud of a dead bird, and the sound of wings, taking flight.
“Fetch,” she said.
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Wolf Link and Sheik meet in the Lost Woods, and disagree about what is best for the hero. -
New Guy (It's Link) by RunningNinja
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, New Girl (TV 2011)
07 May 2026
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Just a re-imagining of the premise of New Girl but it's Link moving into a flat of all girls (Purah, Impa, and of course, Zelda).
“I'll be honest,” Link said. “From the Malolist add, I thought you were a bunch of guys.”
“What? Whatever made you think that?” Zelda said, her voice squeaking.
“I dunno,” Link said. “There wasn't a lot of info in the ad, the furniture was sparse, and some of the photos were taken from really terrible angles. And when my friend's dad sent it my way—” he shrugged ”--I just didn't think he would suggest I move in with a bunch of girls. You know. Not that I mind, of course! I just, uh, didn't expect him to pull something like this. He's uh, normally quite proper and formal. The King of Lanayru Fishing, they call him.”
“MIPHA’S DAD sent you???” Zelda jaw hung open. “No, no no no, this will not work.” -
Zelda Dial by RunningNinja
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
25 Feb 2026
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Purah mods the Sheikah slate so it can do phone calls. Zelda calls Link in the middle of a battle. He answers.
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“Hang on, Zelda is calling. Hey babe!”“Hey Link! Ugh I'm so bummed I gotta—”
Link stabbed a silver bokoblin through the neck. Somehow, it didn't die. A wet, garbled gurgle sounded from what remained of its throat.
“Hang on….” Zelda said on the slate, “...are you working right now?”
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Dreams and Draconification by RunningNinja
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
10 Jan 2026
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Sometimes she sent him dreams.
Zelda was a dragon, flying across the sky at a steady and eternal pace, looping her kingdom in easy, endless circles. Link didn't know what–if any–of the Zelda he loved remained after her draconification. It didn’t matter. Link had faith in his girl. He'd cry in her arms when he had her back, and not a moment sooner.
He knew she'd done this with no hope, no plan for coming back to him in the end. She could be dramatic like that. It was alright. Her sacrifice gave him the upper-hand over Ganondorf. The upper-hand to fight back. To win. He’d tell her he’d missed her when he held her again…and in his dreams, when she visited them.
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CSS in Testing by InfinitysWraith
Fandoms: Ao3 Skins - Fandom, Work Skins - Fandom, css - Fandom
18 Apr 2022
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This is a flaming dumpster filled with CSS and HTML experiments. It's not instructional, but I post the code and my own explanations for both our sakes. Feel free to steal the code or ask me questions- I don't know what I'm doing. :)
(Pics are mine though)
Chapter 5 is probably what you're looking for ;)
I'm not going to say I take requests, but I'm always looking for inspiration.
It seems I've broken Ao3 yet again. I can no longer add more code to my work skin so we're moving on to part two!
Series
- Part 1 of CSS in Testing
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think of us inside, gardenias on the tile by bittersweetegg
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
18 Feb 2026
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“So how much do you remember?”
He thinks: he remembers how to lie low enough in the grass to creep up on a horse, how to kill a monster, and how to cook a steak. These seemed important then, but as of a day and a half ago, there is no evil anymore, and there’s no use for any of these things, even though his hand is still on his damn sword.
He doesn't know how to answer. He hardly knows how to breathe; the air fills his chest like there’s been a sudden change in altitude, like his lungs were built for the murky viscosity of impending cataclysm, and he can only gasp on the breeze’s sudden lightness. The only answer he manages to squeeze from his scattered mind is, "The important parts."
Damn. The wind sighs in response.
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or: the calamity is over, and link and zelda learn how to live as people instead of soldiers.
Bookmarked by RunningNinja
01 Mar 2026
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Silence by rusted_carrots
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
23 Feb 2026
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Link has a good life. As a prince and knight, he lives in Hateno, rebuilding the kingdom after Ganon's calamitous rampage. Zelda is safe by his side. Hyrule is back to life again.
Sometimes, though, he misses the silence of the wild.Bookmarked by RunningNinja
25 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Link characterized as loving the wild more than people, struggling to fit in with society
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Wishes Whispered to the Snow by annica for strawberry_shortshark
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
02 Feb 2026
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New Year’s Eve in Hyrule Castle is a night for celebration. For embracing the season of winter, and thinking on one’s hopes for the year to come. Dances are danced, wine is drunk, and wishes are sent to the flame in the hope that they will come true.
A shame then, that Zelda doesn’t believe in wishes.
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Bookmarked by RunningNinja
10 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
one shot zelink fluff, winterball theme, pre-calamity
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Wavering Courage by KRM16
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
25 Dec 2025
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Link has a gun.
A character study of Link, exploring his head space during the events of Tears of the Kingdom.
Bookmarked by RunningNinja
10 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
really good angst, trigger warning for readers sensitive to depictions of suicidal ideation. still thinking about this a month later, that's how good it was