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Okay since seeing the trailer for the new Zelda game, I’ve been really wanting to read some more really good BOTW fanfic. Do you have any suggestions where they have some length to them? Also fics where link and Zelda are raising a family??

Truth be told, I haven’t read many BotW fics, if any, but I’ll compile some here after some searching! There are quite a few here that seem interesting to me or had plenty of kudos.

Please check all of the tags and heed the warnings before starting a fic!

Super long fics (wc: 200k+)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

T | Novelization | Slow Burn | wc: 473k | Complete

“But courage need not be remembered… for it is never forgotten.”Though struggling with both the loss of memory and the incredible weight of past failure, Link must find a way to recover what has been lost and bring hope back to the land of Hyrule.An epic fantasy-style novelization of Breath of the Wild.Complete, with afterword and deleted scenes!

Champions and Beasts

Hyrule is a strange place, is it not? It has no history, only legends. It has no true heroes, only colossi who have wielded its fate in their hands. The Champions, and the Beasts; the wise, the strong, and the brave. And yet, we are always either recovering from war or preparing for it. How much longer can we endure, I wonder? How much longer can we step through this dance?

In a world this vast, being a hero isn’t always easy.

Champions and Beasts is a Breath of the Wild series that takes a darker and more political look at the world of Hyrule, both before and after the Calamity. Legends are long past, history is mostly lost, the wilds are dangerous but perhaps not as dangerous as the ambitions of its inhabitants; and with Calamity either just over the horizon or still a lingering nightmare, the Hyruleans must fight to attain peace.

This work is centered around Link and Zelda, and their evolving relationship both before and after the Calamity.

Currently there are only two Parts planned (From the Ground Up and The Ballad’s Beginning) but I am considering a third installment!

One Last Year

T | Post-canon | wc: 215k | Complete

Zelda vows to help Link remember the events that lead them to their hard-won victory. In doing so, they must delve together into a shared past and seek to untangle their feelings, their grief and their youthful frustrations to find the things they could control… and the things they couldn’t.

“I don’t know how to remember. Time passes, but nothing comes to my mind… Except you. You’re the key,” Link said, softly. “You have to be.”

A Breath of the Wild fic about Link, Zelda, and the memories that bind them.

Ironic Technology

Ironic Technology is a series where Link loses an arm after a tricky situation with two Guardians, luckily, he is able to receive a prosthesis made of Ancient Technology from his Sheikah allies. He continues on to complete all of the Shrines, meeting his friends from the four nations along the way, before he’s finally ready to take on Ganon with his tech upgrade. Moves into slice of life events with Link and Zelda living together working through their issues with each others support. Very little angst, mostly positive fluff and humour with Zelink throughout.

(A/N Originally I wasn’t going to have DLC2 content but it was a good ancient tech expansion, so expect that in ‘Trial and Error’ which will be rated ’M’ folks!)

The Destiny Collection

A collection for the little BotW universe I’ve created.

Not all stories directly follow one another! At least one spin-off is to be expected.

Long Fics (wc: 100k-200k)

Adrift in Time and Skyward Bound

E | Explicit language and sexual content | wc: 132k | Last updated 11/10/18

Link is her appointed knight. He will do anything and everything to protect her. Always. All ways. BotW. ZeLink. Loosely based on the original storyline.

Love in a Time of Calamity

Zelda awakens her powers in time to defeat Ganon, but there are still major losses. With Central Hyrule in pieces, two champions dead, a king out of commission, and half a metropolitan city turned refugees, Zelda and Link struggle to come to grips with the aftermath of the Calamity. Though neither are prepared, they must nonetheless learn to navigate a turbulent political landscape while a snooping journalist, an overzealous artist, and a power-hungry nobleman’s machinations turn their already topsy-turvy world on its head. Though the Calamity has been defeated, recovery proves a battle all its own; and that’s not even considering the battle raging in both their hearts. BoTW ZeLink AU.

Trouble the Water

Rating varies | Series | Pre/During/Post-canon | wc: 156k | complete

Excerpt from the first entry:

An expansion of canon: a look at why the memories might have happened where and when they occurred (with one slight change in order) and an attempt to fill-in the events and conversations alluded to by diary entries and conversations in-game.“You were a comfort to her,” in particular, needed to be expanded upon, I thought.Begins shortly before the first journal entry in Zelda’s diary, and continues to the immediate aftermath of the last memory.First person: Zelda’s perspective

Still a bit long fics (wc: 50k-100k)

I’ll Walk With You

T | Post-canon | wc: 94k | Complete

‘The battle is over, the Calamity has ended, and everything you knew and loved is gone for good. And yeah, you can’t ever get it back, but… maybe we don’t have to. The path in front of us may be long and uncertain, but it leads to something new, and… Zelda, no matter how hard it gets, I’ll be right here. And I’ll walk with you.’

A collection of moments involving our favorite Hero and Princess as they struggle to adapt. Post-BotW.

It All Must Start With Us

M | Post-canon | Sexual tension/Implied sexual content | wc: 76k | last updated 09/06/19

Set immediately after BotW, this story explores Link and Zelda’s journey together to restore Hyrule. Along the way, a mysterious voice give them the task of reliving memories of a century before: some painful, but all necessary before they can fully move into the next step of their lives.

Since the DLC did not give us a post-Calamity world with Link and Zelda, I’m writing one for myself and anyone else wanting to know what might have happened after! ♪ UPDATES ON SUNDAYS!! ♪

The Golden Age

T | Slow burn | Post-canon | wc: 66k | Last updated 03/05/19

After a century of undisturbed silence, a forgotten princess emerges from the famous ruins of Hyrule Castle. Princess Zelda has returned, and an even greater task than containing Calamity Ganon arises before her; balancing a complex love life while rising her kingdom up from the ashes and restoring it to glory in an age of peace and prosperity.

Post Botw.

A Hundred Years in the Making

M | Pre-canon | Slow burn | wc: 65k | Last updated 05/20/19

The story before the story began. A hundred and one years before, to be exact.

star fragments

G | Post-canon | wc: 61k | Last updated 01/21/18

Being a princess is a life of sacrifice. After beginning their new journey to find their places and rediscover Hyrule after Calamity Ganon, Zelda begins to realize she’s missed out on several experiences her land has to offer. Fortunately for her, Link knows everything.

Rise

T | Canon compliant | Sexual tension | wc: 58k | Last updated 01/10/19

The chosen hero appears. The princess deals with it.

One way it all could have happened.

A Hylian Romance

T | Court poet | wc: 55k | Complete

As are many, I was intrigued by the Sheikah court poet and what his perspective on Link and Zelda’s relationship might be.

Fade to Black

E | Series | Pre-canon | wc: 55k | Complete

A collection of smutty “what could have happened after the memory faded” ficlets each tagged to a different BoTW memory. Every story contains varying degrees of canon alteration and canon divergence, but are for the most part in line with the BoTW universe as we know it.

General disclaimer:I do not advocate for underage drinking, unprotected or unsafe sex, or generally poor decision making. Be smart and safe in real life, y'all!

Okay fics (wc: 20k-50k)

Zelda’s Log

T | Post-canon | Domestic fluff | wc: 43k | Last updated 03/24/19

After defeating the Calamity, Zelda and Link embark on a journey: she wants to get acquainted with the new Hyrule, and find her place again in the world.

The World That We Lost

T | Post-canon | wc: 41k | Complete

After defeating Ganon, princess Zelda goes back to Hyrule, resolved to rebuild her kingdom and make it even greater than it was one hundred years ago. While she feels confident enough to face any challenge and confront any foe that stays on her way, a reality breaks her heart: Link remembers her, but not quite, and his new life has made changes in his personality that even the total recovery of his memories may not be able to revert.

Unconventional

In the wake of the victory over Calamity Ganon, Link and Zelda need time to heal and adjust. Unfortunately, with rising pressure for Zelda to rise into the role of Queen of Hyrule, they aren’t given much time. Couple that pressure with confusing feelings for the Champion of Hyrule, well, her life has never been simple.

A New Normal

M | Post-canon | Memory loss | wc: 30k | Complete

About two years after sealing away Calamity Ganon, Zelda comes down with the same mysterious illness that took her mother away. Purah and the other Sheikah work on revamping the Shrine of Resurrection, and manage to heal her in two years; but she is plagued by the same memory loss that Link went through. The two struggle in their relationship and responsibilities as they try to recover her memory and thrive in Hyrule as they know it.

What wouldn’t I do?

T | Pre-canon | Slow burn | wc: 30k | Last updated 03/10/19

Link is appointed Hylian Champion for saving princess Zelda’s life. She doesn’t seem very fond of him though. Despite his struggle to cope with carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, Link can’t help but wonder if he really is ready to give his life in order to save someone who doesn’t trust him.

Link’s Journal

T | Canon compliant | wc: 30k | Complete

Day 1

I’ve had a bit of a rough day. I don’t remember who I am, a girl keeps talking in my head, I’m supposed to slay Calamity Ganon, a blue bokoblin nearly beat me to death with a stick, and the old man still won’t give me his paraglider.

But, well, I’m still here, breathing and thinking and eating baked apples, so it could be worse. The old man (who is annoyingly enigmatic – I don’t know who I am, the least you could do is tell me who you are) showed me how to write in the Sheikah Slate. I want to keep a record of who I am, right now, because, well, I can’t remember who I was before. If I lose my memory again, this time I will be ready.

[What’s Happening: The author journaled her BotW play through. Every in-game night “Link” stops to write an entry in his journal.]

Observation Methods in Data Collection

I read somewhere that it was obvious that Zelda was falling for Link because she treated him like a science experiment, which allowed her to talk and think about him without really acknowledging that she had feelings for him. I loved this interpretation SO MUCH! So, here is my attempt at filling in some of those details.

On Propriety and Unconventional Avenues of Communication

T | Post- canon| wc: 21k | Complete

(Post BOTW.) In which Link develops a very curious habit and Zelda is confused.

Short fics / oneshots ( - 20k)

Forgotten Knight

M | Post-canon | Sexual Tension | wc: 15k | Complete

Zelda and Link have defeated the Calamity but Link did not regain his memory. They return to Hateno Village to heal and recover, and to not only get to know each other again, but to learn how to love each other again as well.

Risk of Burn

E | Post-canon | Explicit sexual content | wc: 15k | Complete

Three weeks after the fall of the Calamity, Zelda changes her mind.

The Joys of Photography

G | Post-canon | wc: 14k | Complete

The Sheikah Slate has the remarkable ability to capture and archive true to life images. Such a remarkable piece of ancient technology is not something that should be taken for granted. But that doesn’t mean that the Princess of Hyrule and her appointed Knight have to be so serious about every image they capture. The story of five pictures taken on the Sheikah slate.

Son of The Wild

T | Post-canon | Family fluff | wc: 13k | 05/16/19

Link and Zelda’s son reflects on his unusual upbringing.

practical anatomy

E | Post-canon | Explicit sexual content | wc: 12k | Complete

Is the Goddess still testing him? Has he not suffered enough in this lifetime? Was killing the Calamity not enough—now he has to explain morning wood to the Princess of Hyrule?

(in which Zelda discovers an unsavoury image on the Sheikah Slate and Link must face the consequences)

Soldier’s Log

T | Pre/post-canon | wc: 11k | Complete

The events leading up to the return of Calamity Ganon as well as life after his defeat as recorded in the pages of a journal belonging to a knight who would be king.

By the fire

T | Ficlet collection | wc: 11k | Complete

A collection of Zelink ficlets in the BOTW universe. Some ideas were developed for my main fic, “The World That We Lost”, but had to be scrapped because they didn’t fit anymore. Others are explorations of different canon formulas and timelines that said fic doesn’t touch, and some more could come from prompts (send me one, if you want!)

On the Life of Queen and Consort

Few know me. I was the Queen’s left hand and the Consort’s right. I was their first, best and last friend. But above all, I was their advisor, and now that my tenure has ended, it is time to write their story.

After 100 years apart, Link and Zelda finally unite to rebuild their Kingdom. Their reign together is long, with triumphs and heartbreaks as they navigate Royal life, raising children, conquering fears and growing old in a Kingdom beset by peace. Now at its end, their Chief Advisor Larella sits down to write the history of their reign, having beared witness to much of their lives.

Part of Zelink Week 2017 - this is a ten part series that looks into the partnership and later life of Link and Zelda as Queen and Consort of Hyrule.

#link-avalon #zelink #botw zelink #fanfiction

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fuckyeahexofics · 7 years

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long fics part 8

One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven

All fics are 10K+. Many fics have not been screened, please keep this in mind though we did check the fics for warnings. If there’s a fic containing one of our banned topics, if we missed a trigger warning or a girl!EXO tag please let us know and the post will be edited. Side ships are not listed. Happy reading!

-FY!EF Team

学不会 (Kris/Lay, 15k, R, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

a breath, a pulse, an even drum (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 11k, NC17)

A Brighter Moon (Xiumin/Chanyeol/Kai, 18k)

Albino Fairy (Kyungsoo/Baekhyun, 19k)

Always (Suho/Kris, 19k, NC17)

Always Have Been, Always Will Be (Sehun centric, OT9, 23k)

Animae Sine Amore Immortales (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 161k, NC17)

All Expenses Paid (Baekhyun/Lay, 11k)

A Place to Call Home (Xiumin/Baekhyun, 32k, NC17)

A Rhythm of Its Own (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 47k, R)

Beauty Is in the Eye of the Bee-Holder (Suho/Kris, 13k)

Because of You (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 28k)

beta blockers (Chanyeol/Kyungsoo, 39k, NC17)

Better late than never (just don't make me wait forever) (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 12k)

Between One and Another Baekhyun/Lay, 15k, NC-17)

Bittersweet Exaltation (Tao/Sehun, 30k, NC17)

By Sweet Definition (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 29k)

Blueshift (Suho/Kyungsoo, 11k)

Breakfast With The Fuzz (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 79k, R)

call it magic (when i'm with you) (Suho/Kyungsoo, 17k)

Can't fight these bad intentions (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 40k, NC17)

City of Gold (Kris/Suho, 14k)

City of Stars (Are You Shining Just For Me?) (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 26k)

Coming Home (Kai/Baekhyun, 16k)

Children of the Storm (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 106k, R)

Crack Me Open (But Save My Pearl) (Luhan/Suho, 22k)

Don't wanna think about the distance (Kai/Baekhyun, 26k, R)

Do You Know Them to be Worthy? (Kyungsoo/Chanyeol, 10k, NC17, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Early Bird (Lay/Baekhyun, 13k)

Enigma (Chanyeol/Chen, 12k)

Fall For Your Type (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 12k, NC17)

Fall Into Place (Xiumin/Kai, 10k)

Faux Partners (Kris/Suho, 12k)

Fearless Butterfly (Baekhyun/Lay, 19k, NC17)

Forsaking Propriety (Kyungsoo/Kai, 29k, R)

Full Spectrum (Chen/Chanyeol, 188k, NC17)

Heartlines (Baekhyun/Lay, 13k, NC17)

Heart of an Alpha (Suho/Kyungsoo, 14k, R)

Hold Me Closer, Sleepy Dancer (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 83k, R, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

House Edge (Kyungsoo/Chen, 64k, NC17)

HURRY UP NOW IT’S (Chen/Sehun, 40k)

If I am with you under this sky (Chanyeol/Kai, 11k, R)

I’ll Be Seeing You (Baekhyun/Sehun, 15k, R)

I (don't) know you, I (just) walked with you once upon a dream (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 27k)

in my universe, only you exist (Chen/Kai, 11k)

Instant Classics (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 25k)

in time you’ll see (Luhan/Kris, Kris/Lay/Luhan, 156k)

Just Until the Wind and Rain Passes (Xiumin/Suho, 15k)

let the wind blow (Xiumin/Luhan,234k)

Kissed by Fire (Baekhyun/Chanyeol 101k, NC17, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

lass frooby noo (Suho/Baekhyun, 18k, R)

Light On, Minds Off (Fall Into Me) (Kyungsoo/Kai, 25k)

Like Bourbon In My Coffee Cup (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 25k, R)

Live to Die, Die to Live (Chen/Sehun, 25k)

Love (Xiumin/Luhan, Xiumin/Kai, 50k, NC17)

Love Yourself in the Same Way I Do (Chen/Kyungsoo, 24k, R)

Lucky Charm (Kyungsoo/Kai, 36k, R)

(make it up) as we go along (Baekhyun/girl!Kyungsoo, 44k)

Mauvais Sang (An Escape in Your Arms) (Lay/Baekhyun, 78K, R)

Me and You Against the World (Suho/Lay, 12k, NC17)

Meet Me In A Dream (Kyungsoo/Baekhyun, 27k)

Merchant's Tail (Suho/Baekhyun, 12k, R)

Midnight Calling (Kai/Kyungsoo, 23k, NC17, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Never Give Up, Even When They Try Us (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 11k)

No Alarms and No Surprises (Suho/Chen, 17k, R)

No Need To Play Pretend (Kai/Chanyeol, 14k)

Not a Fairy Tale (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 39k, NC17)

Nothing Beats Carrots (Kris/Suho, 12k)

Ocalis: The Lost Legend (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 36k, R, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Of Princes and Paupers (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 29k, R)

Ode to You (Lay/baekhyun 32k, NC17)

On The Road Between Us (Chen/Chanyeol, 32k, NC17)

On This Planet Spinning (Lay/Baekhyun, 140k, R)

Our Hands Aren’t Tied (But We Move As Though They Are) (Kai/Sehun, 31k, R)

Paperweight (Dear Jongdae) (Chen/Baekhyun, 15k, R)

Pay Me Some Mind (Kyungsoo/Kai, 33K, NC17)

Prelude to a Kiss (Xiumin/Luhan, 14k)

Primrose Blossoms (Kai/Kyungsoo, 11k, R, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

rain falling on sunshine (Suho/Baekhyun, 26k, NC17)

Real Human (Kai/Kyungsoo, 15k, NC17)

Reminiscence (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 28k)

Remember Me When I’m Gone (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 25k, R)

Rose Jardin (Kai/Chanyeol, 225k, NC17)

Seven (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 25k)

Side by Side by Side (Xiumin/Baekhyun/Chen, 58k, NC17)

Something So Familiar (Baekhyun/multiple ships, 20k, NC17)

Surely It Should Never, Ever End (Suho/Kai, 13k)

Show Me Love, Not A Dream (Xiumin/Sehun, 25k)

Show Me love, Show Me Love, Slow Motion (Suho/Tao, 18k, NC17)

Stopping By Woods (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 19k, R)

Sweet Coffee Bitter Strawberry (Kris/Kai, 15k, NC17)

Teddy Bear, Say Goodnight (Kyungsoo/Kai, 30k)

Terra Sigillata (Lay/Baekhyun, 12k)

to have met you, who is a blessing (Chen/Sehun, 24k, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

To Touch a Day Dream (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 27k)

That Summer, 1935 (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 31k, R)

The Art of Teleportation (and the Heart That Beats for You) (Chen/Kai, 13k)

The Moment I Stepped Inside (Your World) (Tao/Kai, 17k)

The Murderous Angel is My Angel (Kris/Lay, 14k, R, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

The Son of Exodus (Lay/Chen, 12k, R)

the wicked's lives are lonely (Baekhyun/Chanyeol 10k)

This is Where It Splits in Half Honey, Love or Death (Grab an End, Pull Hard and Make a Wish) (Chen/Sehun, 103k, NC17, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Three of a Kind (Xiumin/Baekhyun/Lay, 22k, NC17)

Three’s a Crowd (And I Love an Audience) (Baekhyun/Lay/Sehun, 45k, NC17)

Three Is a Charm, Two Is Not the Same (Chanyeol/Kyungsoo/Kai, 18k, NC17)

Under Aurora Borealis (Kris/Suho, 11k, R)

Under Construction (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 39k)

Unfaltering (Like the Ocean Kisses the Land) (Suho/Kai, 12k, NC17)

Until Kingdom Come (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 34k, R)

Unwritten (Baekhyun/Lay/Kris, side Tao/Kai, 84k, NC17)

Used to Be Snow White but We Drifted (Xiumin/Luhan, 41k, NC17)

Wade Deep (Kai/Sehun, 21k, NC17)

Warm Enough for You Outside, Baby? (Baekhyun/Chanyeol, 45k, NC17)

Warrior Beauty (Baekhyun/Kyungsoo, 211k, NC17, TRIGGER WARNINGS)

Where You Are (Suho/Baekhyun, 29k)

workings of the human heart (Kris/Suho, 29k, NC17)

You And I Better Just Go With The Flow (Last thing We Should Do Is Go Slow) (Kris/Kyungsoo, 38k, R)

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