#LA Link

[artsy-moonwalker]

link series pt 4

A Link to the Past

[nell0-0]

I love the implication from that last comic that Link's awakening Link brought his girlfriend back to life by sheer force of will. That's the kind of person I wish I was TBH.

Love wins

[Context]

[islandlobster]

anything for you @deuynndoodles

[link-is-a-dork]

[arecaceae175]

Arsonist Legend Real

[Image ID: Link from Link's Awakening holding a new item from a chest. It is a golden rod with a purple gem in top. The text box reads "You got the Magic Rod! Now you can burn things! Burn it! Burn it all down!]

[larrytheflute9]

Tea at Richard’s Villa

[entiqua]

some of my favourite duets from the series ♪ (i wanted to include wolf link + golden wolf but i was out of space 💔)

[uncleskyrule]

as a seasoned veteran of playing the ocarina for *checks calendar* one month now, let me tell you, these things are LOUD

my bass ocarina is pretty quiet (which means it's heard throughout most of my house) and my alto is for sure audible to my neighbors, but i can't imagine how loud a soprano must be...

makes me wonder about the ocarina-playing Links. i'm pretty sure they play altos, but i could be wrong. if they didn't have hearing issues before, they might develop some after acquiring an ocarina, or at least the noise would grate on more hypersensitive ears like mine.

then again, i am playing in my room, so the echoes are probably not helping. these things were made to be played outside anyways. once i get good enough to be confident in public ocarina-playing, i will report back with results!

[amayisbigtower]

It's THEM🤩🤩🤩

[kiwinatorwaffles]

haven’t drawn him in a hot minute

[snails-in-spaceships]

Ataru Cagiva's link's awakening Link looks exactly like a younger Legend (the linked universe au nickname for la Link) I love it so much 🥺 it makes the LU feel canon which I personally like to imagine it is.

(Manga panels below but no spoilers)

Look at him!! Look at that face in the second one!!!

And the personality too

It feels totally reasonable that this Link would become Legend eventually.

If somehow you haven't seen/heard of Linked Universe it's this awesome fan comic by jojo56830 about all the Links coming together from across time to journey together. The easiest place to read it would probably be the linked universe archive blog (literally the first blog result when you search for linked universe)!

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Legend, moving past grief, living in the hopeful bittersweetness of repair. He chose to go on another adventure, to be a hero again.

The ocean hummed in the distance, loud, crashing waves beating into his skull. The sun was beginning to dip under the horizon, hidden by the endless sea, painting the sky golden and dyeing the water with iridescent qualities. Sea foam bounced cheerily across the beach, blown by the constant breeze, carrying a taste of salt into his mouth.

Link stared at the foam as it skidded to a halt at his feet.

He'd gotten to the mainland two days ago, but he hadn't moved since. He was almost out of water. He hadn't eaten in nearly an entire day.

But he couldn't get himself to leave.

What had been the point of any of that? Had it been real? He knew it had been real, it had to be, she had to be--

Link squeezed his eyes shut, burying his face into his knees, tucked into his chest.

He'd had to choose. He'd had to choose between living in a dream forever or accepting reality.

Why did reality have to be so damn awful?

Link squeezed his legs even tighter. It had seemed to simple in the heat of the moment. Why wouldn't he want to return to reality? The dream was wonderful, but it was a dream. It was beyond foolish to think remaining there was okay. He woke up on driftwood for heaven's sake, he would have died if he hadn't woken up.

Then why did it hurt so much?

Dreams weren't normally so real, they weren't normally so immersive. The Wind Fish was a spirit for goddess' sake! Magic was clearly involved - what if there had been a way to--to--

To what? Transfer fiction to reality? Make Koholint real?

Make Marin real?

He hadn't slept in two days. What if he went back to Koholint when he closed his eyes? What if this was all still a dream? What if Koholint had been the reality?

Link shook his head. He knew that wasn't the case. He knew it.

Had they been conscious, real people at some point? Had they been lost at sea as he had? Had he just destroyed their chance at escape, destroyed their only remaining existence? Had he freed them from their spiritual captivity? Was he a murderer or a savior?

Did any of it even matter?

Link tasted bitterness in his mouth. He didn't want to move. He couldn't leave. He felt heavy and dizzy and sick.

But sitting here didn't change anything. Being lost in his thoughts wouldn't bring them back, it would only destroy the justifications he made for the decision in the first place.

Because he couldn't live in a dream. He wouldn't just let himself drift in the ocean and die to hide from reality. That wasn't who he was.

He was a Hero of Courage. And no matter how awful reality could be, no matter how terrifying or lonely or cruel, it could be beautiful and amazing and an adventure. He just had to seek it out.

Marin wouldn't want me to be sitting here dying slowly.

Swallowing thickly, Link slowly rose to his feet, feeling dizzy at the sudden change in position after staying there so long. It was growing dark, but the moon was rising, shining brightly on his face. It was cold, but he felt warmth in his heart. It was quiet but his mind was screaming.

One step. Then another. You have to keep moving forward.

And so he did.

[str4wbxrrytxffi]

Giving Hero of Legend (ALttP,Oos/Ooa,LA) hcs instead since I have no motivation to draw him

Has strawberry blonde hair with a tint of gold yellow

It depends on you if his eyes is Violet or blue,,

Grows his hair out,has it braided by zelda

Aromantic,,will never love anyone else after..you know who

Keeps the same type of flower Marin has,,makes it an accessory like marin

Two options of clothing,,his green outfit or his other one(I forgot what it is sorry)

I'm going along with the theory that he's siblings with zelda

He doesn't wear his cap anymore

Younger sibling(not twins with zelda,instead zelda will be older than link by a year👍)

He/They

Kept all of the items he collected throughout his adventure safe in hiding,,

Wears Pegasus boots just incase he needs to escape getting in danger

Zelda insists that he moves in with her,but resisted as to never let go of their uncle's house(seeing as to as albw link is living at the same house,maybe alttp link has descendants)

Sells apples from the orchard,,to earn of course

Cooks(literally,idk if it's Canon but in the manga he does cook,so yeah)

[triforce-of-mischief]

three sentence prompt: fairytale!

The island had been too good to be true. She had been impossibly perfect, like the beloved from his favorite fairytale. Link stared, unseeing, as he felt waves of anger and disbelief and despair because of course it had all been a dream.

[link-is-a-dork]

[arecaceae175]

I BEAT LINK’S AWAKENING

REALLY MAKES YOU THINK, HUH