RunningNinja
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Supposed to Be at Lover's Pond by RunningNinja for pagingnancydrew
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
03 Jul 2026
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Link and Zelda take a beach vacation post-TOTK, and Zelda ponders peace and a potential proposal from Link. Little does she know his plans for their evening include a ring.
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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
02 Jul 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.”
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Ganondorf is defeated, Zelda is still a dragon. Adrift, Link washes up in Gerudo, searching for meaning. -
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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THE HEART WANTS HER HORSES BACK by precious_red
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
18 May 2022
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The best she can figure out is that ERROR 1412214 is a combination of ERROR 910482 and ERROR 0394024. ERROR 910482 is a problem with the recursive function that operates the vision and zoom systems of the Divine Beast, and ERROR 0394024 means Vah Ruta is low on battery.
She thinks.
That last word either means battery, or bird shit.
Maybe she should go get Purah.
Zelda, Link, and Sidon try their hand at debugging code and/or ghostbusting.
Bookmarked by RunningNinja
05 Jul 2026
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a fic that changed me. Vah Ruta as sentient, Zelda as Sheikah code debugger, grief among the Zora.
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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
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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
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one shot zelink fluff, winterball theme, pre-calamity