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When the Lake Runs Red (Zelink- BotW) (Discontinued*)

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Reads 6,454
Votes 178
Parts 19
Time 1h 27m

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It isn't her fault. Yet she blames it on herself. How was he supposed to fix the problem AND make her realize that this isn't something she can control? 

Or... maybe it is.

《¤》

This takes place after BotW.

Cover was made my @MonikaWischnewski

*the title says discontinued but i do still want to finish this! Since it was my first fic and I started it bc it was something I wanted to read, I want to see it to the end. <3



The title is a reference to a book series that I really like which has nothing to do with this story
Try to guess what series it is if you wantAll Rights Reserved

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The Heroes of Hyrule °Wattys 2017° by _Hero_of_Hyrule_

"It's been too long, hasn't it?" She ran a gloved hand over the diary caked with dust, "Far too long..." Link examined the worn, grey chamber, adorned with cobwebs and fragments of recollection. His fingers trailed along the ravines in the stone, the padding of his boots echoed eerily in the soulless chasm. She smiled, flipping a page, "Surely enough, even with most of our burdens lifted, you still can't find the words yet." Zelda glanced in her peripheral to witness a shy smile cross his lips. "Maybe the words just can't find me." "...Yet." 《This story takes place right after the events that occurred in Breath of the Wild》 Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy reading my story as much as I enjoyed writing it! :) Thank you for your votes! Comments and feedback would be greatly appreciated!

The Silent Princess by Zelink2408

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Zelink: Princess Bride by Sunshinehappygirl81

When Link left Hyrule after the Twilight Invasion, he left Princess Zelda with a broken heart. He promised her that he would come back to Hyrule; back to her. But what happens when death attempts to interfere with a promise made long ago? (Post Twilight Princess) I love the movie for Princess Bride, and I thought it would be cool to make a LOZ version of it XD. It takes place after Twilight Princess :). I finished the book by William Goldman, it was really good, you guys should read it XD. (I do not own the cover picture(s), all credit to the artist!!) :D

Fortune Favors the Courageous by wowimreallydoingthis

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The Legend of Zelda - Snow White by AnaLee94

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The Legend of Zelda - School of the Wild by zeldaslink7

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Remedy | Zelink Modern AU by Princess-Zel

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