10 Bookmarks by DeadMachine
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Tapestry of Circumstance by GhostJelly (aroace2019)
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
24 Oct 2025
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Dark Link creates a series of portals, intending to bring together nine of Hyrule’s greatest heroes for his own purposes. Now if only any of the intended heroes were actually on the quest.
Or: a Sister, a Friend, a Roommate, a God, a Shadow, a Shade, a Puppet, an Ache, and the Wielder of the Master Torch all walk into a portal
Bookmarked by DeadMachine
24 Oct 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
A absolute delight. Slowly figuring out who was who and how they got into this situation was incredibly fun to piece together.
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The Shadows of Hyrule by Rynling
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
09 Nov 2019
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A collection of short meta essays about some of the darker and more mysterious elements in the lore of the Legend of Zelda series. Many of these essays use Ganondorf as a key to understanding the deeper themes of the games and the underlying forces that have shaped the history and metaphysics of Hyrule, but there are also discussions of Princess Zelda, Link, Midna, the Sheikah, and the Gerudo. The first chapter contains a table of contents and a brief summary of each essay.
Bookmarked by DeadMachine
20 Sep 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Excellent analysis of the murky lines between "good" and "evil" in the Zelda series.
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A Study of Darkness (and its Light) by FloatingNebulas
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - Fandom
20 Jun 2026
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When Shadow shattered the Dark Mirror, he had expected to die. That had certainly happened. It was very painful and he would really like to not do it again.
What he hadn't expected was to wake up on the floor of a very creepy castle, be mistaken for a severed portion of Dark Link's reflection of the Hero's Spirit, and essentially be coerced into working for Ganondorf to attack the group of time-traveling heroes that Link had apparently, somehow, joined.
Shadow was only supposed to survive for long enough to figure out where the mirror that Ganondorf probably had his soul connected to was, and how to get back to Link. He wasn't supposed to get attached to Dark Link. He also wasn't supposed to start seeing a younger version of himself, from before Vio came crashing into his life, in him. He especially wasn't supposed to start trying to teach Dark how to live beyond the confines of the battle he had known for so long.
Or, Shadow adopts a new kid/brother, pulls a Vio (in more ways than just spying on the enemy from inside), and has way too much fun mentally cussing out Ganondorf.
Series
- Part 1 of A Study of Shades of Light
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 27,404
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 40
- Kudos:
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Bookmarked by DeadMachine
20 May 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Crying forever at Shadow trying to save Dark. Excellent story that wraps up really well!
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as so with wisdom by glowingjellyfishtreelights
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
09 Mar 2022
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It’s an old story, just as stories always are; there’s a hero and a princess and three points to a triangle, and the gods bestow power among those they find worthy, and then the gods go mad and the people destroy the golden power out of fear and the world plunges into darkness as it enters its death throes.
It’s an old story. There is no golden power left to save them.
It’s an old story. Just because that power is gone, it doesn’t mean the gods left with it.
(Or: a three-part story about a bunny boy, the goddess in his head, and the legend he is not the hero of.)
Bookmarked by DeadMachine
19 May 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Wonderful interpretation of the goddesses in Lorule. And a wonderful Ravio.
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That One Time that Dink Dinked Up by LazuliQuetzal
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
10 Dec 2022
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"What are you doing?!”
“Rescuing you,” Legend calls out from across the room. “Duh.”
To punctuate the statement, Legend fires a sword beam straight into the eye of a hinox. In a burst of black blood, its headless corpse crumples to the ground.
“You don’t have to!” Dink snaps, glaring at the heroes. “You really don’t have to! In fact, you shouldn’t!”
“Hey,” Sky says. He has the audacity to look emotionally hurt. “You’re important to us. Of course we’d come to rescue you!”
Dink doesn’t even know where to begin.Dink joins the Chain. Dink suffers.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 7,029
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 107
- Kudos:
- 1,011
- Bookmarks:
- 264
- Hits:
- 7,022
Bookmarked by DeadMachine
13 May 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
I think about this story often, comedic and heart-wrenching
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Adam's Return by Drossthefish
Fandoms: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein & Related Fandoms
20 Mar 2026
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Adam returns to the Frankenstein manor after more than 100 years in search of Victor Frankenstein's lost journal. Upon breaking into the manor he is caught by a descendant of the Frankenstein family and offered a conditional place to stay.
Bookmarked by DeadMachine
13 Apr 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Excellent writing and character motivations
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Poor Counsel by Phlyarologist
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
06 Aug 2015
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Ravio tries his best, but everything only gets worse - that's the way it always goes. And that creep Yuga isn't helping. Can't a guy succumb to elemental despair in peace?
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Father of Time by MrsMusica
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors
04 Apr 2025
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What would happen if the Fierce Deity was freed from the mask and became a father to the young Hero of Time?
It started out funny and fluffy and now it has actual plot
Updates come about every 4 or 5 days!
Edit: Okay, now we're at "approximately every 5 days" which usually means 5 but is occasionally 4 or 6. Not too bad, honestly! <3
Final edit: Okay, so every week, on Fridays. This has been pretty steady for a couple of months and that's what I'm going to hold to until the end. Whenever that will be...
Sneaky edit: ooooohhhhh now we know when the end will be! !Series
- Part 1 of Father of Time and related stories
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requiem for the child soldier by figofswords
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
26 Dec 2021
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For seven years, Link slumbered. Now, he hides the faint hairs on his chin and begs Zelda for help like these minute signs of maturity might cause him to shatter.
“Oh, Link,” breathes Zelda. “You’re still just a child, aren’t you?”
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Gifts of Termina by ReunLuet
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
26 May 2022
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There are only so many times one can transform into something else without there being permanent consequences. Not dire, not dangerous; just permanent, and really annoying.
The LU boys watch Time, and realize something.