For years, Zora princess Mipha has harbored romantic feelings for a certain Hylian Champion, even to the point of handcrafting a set of armor with extreme significance to her culture in hopes he felt the same. However, she soon realized how friendzoned she was when Link announced his engagement to another, Princess Zelda of Hyrule.
Unwilling to destroy such a symbolic item of her people, Mipha's wishes turned to repurposing the armor as a gift of alliance. But with surmounting political pressure within Hyrule Castle, what started as the thought of a simple proposal had become extremely difficult; especially after learning something about Zelda shortly after the unrecognized marriage.
With the omens of the coming Great Calamity happening more and more frequently, supporting her long-time friend and soon-to-be-ally, his newlywed wife and their kingdom just might require Mipha to rededicate herself to fighting battles for a man who would never love her back.
Cover Art made by the wonderful @Blizzard-Chill from Deviantart as a commission!
It's been 5 years since the end of the Calamity, and all is well in Hyrule. Zelda and Link have settled comfortably into their new lives - Zelda as Queen, and Link as her right hand.
But when a marriage offer arrives from a nearby Kingdom, they will both have to decide what it is they each truly want... for themselves, and for the future of Hyrule.
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Post-BOTW, Zelink, short and fluffy, from both Zelda and Link's POV.
Stayed in-universe and in-character (or what I consider to be in-character, though opinions may differ).
(Special commission for Alana and Bri - Hope you enjoy!)