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“Stop… not here. It’s improper.”
“We are improper.”
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Final key art for Chapter 9 of Light of the Sacred: We Shall Wither Together
Full🌶️version in the chapter and on my alt @zae1unethh
Read on AO3:
archiveofourown.org/works/75…
#Zelink #LightoftheSacred #Zelinkfanfic
To celebrate reaching 1k followers, here's a closer look at Link and Zelda's faces from Wounds! 🖤
Thank you all so much for being here and for all the love you've shown my little Cover Blown mini-series! 🥹
If you enjoy its tone and aesthetic, I think you'll love Light of the Sacred too, my illustrated longfic set in the Wild Era! Here's the link:
archiveofourown.org/works/75…
#Zelink
Wounds — Pt. 3 of “Cover Blown”
#Shink #Zelink #OOT
It was neither Sheik’s true identity nor the forbidden artefact she wore around her neck that truly shook Link.
That amulet, capable of suffocating Zelda’s sacred power, had turned her eyes crimson, though they had once been as green as emeralds.
And yet it was not their colour that made her gaze so different from the one he remembered from childhood: the innocence and joy that had once shone in them had vanished.
Her light had dimmed over those seven years, eroded by sorrow.
He had to get her somewhere safe.
Away from everything.
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A small lore note: in my own universe and reinterpretations, I’m building a consistent mythology that connects several games. In this version, Zelda is a Sacred Princess, bound to Hylia, possessing the powers of both light and time.
(Posted before the remake’s release, so I have no idea whether they’ll change anything about the lore!)
So… Part 4?
Wounds — Pt. 3 of “Cover Blown”
#Shink #Zelink #OOT
It was neither Sheik’s true identity nor the forbidden artefact she wore around her neck that truly shook Link.
That amulet, capable of suffocating Zelda’s sacred power, had turned her eyes crimson, though they had once been as green as emeralds.
And yet it was not their colour that made her gaze so different from the one he remembered from childhood: the innocence and joy that had once shone in them had vanished.
Her light had dimmed over those seven years, eroded by sorrow.
He had to get her somewhere safe.
Away from everything.
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A small lore note: in my own universe and reinterpretations, I’m building a consistent mythology that connects several games. In this version, Zelda is a Sacred Princess, bound to Hylia, possessing the powers of both light and time.
(Posted before the remake’s release, so I have no idea whether they’ll change anything about the lore!)
So… Part 4?
Rescued — Pt. 2 of “Cover Blown”
#Shink #Zelink #OOT
Ganondorf’s men weren’t the only ones looking for Sheik. Link had been on his trail for some time too.
He spotted some suspicious figures heading towards what he believed to be the young Sheikah’s hideout and followed.
When he finally managed to get inside, he found a woman with long golden hair, injured, bound and in tears, screaming fiercely at them to get their hands off her.
Link slew the attackers with inhuman speed and fury. The clash of blades reverberated off the rocky walls of the cave, screams tore through the air, and everything was stained red.
When he reached the woman, pale and trembling, he immediately noticed the lower half of her garments, the bandages wrapped tightly around her breasts and, above all, her crimson eyes. His suspicion was confirmed: it was Sheik.
He cut her free, but she was too shaken to stand, so he lifted her into his arms.
So… do we want a Part 3?
This is actually one of the illustrations I use as a reference for Link and Zelda’s designs in Light of the Sacred, especially their height difference and body types.
There are also quite a few examples in official media where Link is depicted as taller and/or more solidly built than Zelda, with a broader frame than his in-game model.
Even their facial features look more mature and angular. Here are a few examples! ❤️
Imagine him doing this while crying his eyes out, because we all know which cutscene comes right before this.
I can't believe I'm actually doing this... but after getting yet more requests, I've finally decided to open commissions! 💗
All the details are on my Ko-fi:
ko-fi.com/zaeluneth
(For 🌶️ commissions, please DM me here on X!)
If you listen closely, you can hear the cries of cosplayers trapped in every tiny knot of this intricate weave.
“You saved Hyrule and you are a real Hero!” 🗡️🌹🩸♥️✨
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A closer look at my Zelink from my Zelda II: The Adventure of Link redesign.
She’s an absolute fairytale princess, and he’s her stoic, traumatised knight. Same old story.
#zelink #zelda2 #sleepingzelda
Original BOTW screenshots vs. my reinterpretations for Chapter 9 of Light of the Sacred.
I went for cooler lighting to evoke the atmosphere of dawn, and I wanted to include Mount Lanayru behind Zelda as a glimpse of what's to come.
I've also moved this scene earlier in the story compared to canon, so it doesn't take place on the day before the Calamity. Those who've read the fic will know.
#zelink #botw #redraw
“Would you watch the sky with me, my knight?”
“Every day, my Princess.”
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Light of the Sacred — Chapter 9: We shall wither together
OUT NOW ON AO3: 🇬🇧 archiveofourown.org/works/75…
(Also available in Italian)
#Zelink #Zelinkfanfic #LightoftheSacred
“Would you watch the sky with me, my knight?”
“Every day, my Princess.”
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Light of the Sacred — Chapter 9: We shall wither together
OUT NOW ON AO3: 🇬🇧 archiveofourown.org/works/75…
(Also available in Italian)
#Zelink #Zelinkfanfic #LightoftheSacred
“I saw you… and you saw me.”
Light of the Sacred — Chapter 9: We shall wither together is out now on AO3!
link in thread 🧵
#Zelink #LightoftheSacred #Zelinkfanfic
🇬🇧 EN: archiveofourown.org/works/75…
🇮🇹 IT: archiveofourown.org/works/75…
Just one final revision left and Chapter 9 of Light of the Sacred will finally be ready.
I can’t wait to share it with you all, so bear with me just a little longer ❤️
In the meantime, I’m resharing the iconic kiss from Chapter 6:
“And yet, no matter how hard he tried, he could not banish from his mind the softness of her lips, nor her scent of spring, nor the sweetness of those curves in his arms. There was no way to free himself from that torment, from the craving to taste that forbidden fruit again.”
Light of the Sacred — chapter six “Unholy” is now out on AO3:
archiveofourown.org/works/75…
#zelink #zelinkfanfic #fanart #botw #tloz
