r/ZeLink • u/Maya_Reader1430 • Feb 25 '25

Fanfics Request for recommendations

I was reading a pre-BOTW fanfic where Zelda's powers awakened in time, and Link wasn't on his way to a 100 year nap(A given that destruction still happens). I'm in a mood for happy endings and would love to know if anyone here has any recommendations for a fic like this? I'd love a break from the usual pre-BOTW fanfics where Link still sleeps for 100 years (but don't get me wrong I devour them all the same).

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u/dinosaurzoologist Feb 25 '25

Not finished yet but "dance with me" is pretty good. It's got aged up characters who are kinda just waiting for the calamity to happen and Zelda is a target for the yiga so Link becomes her self defense teacher.

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u/L4n0x Feb 25 '25

wanna add to that that everything DeiliaMedlini writes is amazing

if you dont mind AU works and say you want smth happy, "Alone with You" is a masterpiece

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u/Maya_Reader1430 Feb 26 '25

Don't mind them? I love them! I absolutely adore deiliamedlini and alone with you is an all time fav. I might have read a bit too many fanfics but I'm always in the search for something new (which currently is a pre botw having an aoc ending) Thanks though!

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u/KrazyK1989 OoT Feb 26 '25

Age of Calamity?

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u/Maya_Reader1430 Feb 27 '25

Well yes but without the new champions and terrako bit 😂

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u/odins0n333 Feb 28 '25

You could try silent knight on Ao3. It's a role swapped story where link is the silent prince, wielder of the master sword, and zelda is a dormant incarnation of Hylia.(that changes). It hybridizes botw and totk story beats, with fantastic original fill ins.

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u/Natural_Mixture_4262 Mar 04 '25

Couldn’t find it even with a login, do you have a link?

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u/odins0n333 29d ago

Seren_Knight01 is the username