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• That Which Slumbers by WindLind

  Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms  

  • Not Rated
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M, M/M
  • Complete Work

  19 Jan 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Link (Legend of Zelda)
  • Link (Twilight Princess)
  • Link (Skyward Sword)
  • Link (Hyrule Warriors)
  • Link (BOTW)
  • Link (Age of Calamity)
  • Echo of Link (Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)
  • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
  • links meet au
  • Not Linked Universe (Legend of Zelda)
  • Bonding
  • Family
  • Friendship
  • Humor
  • Modern Era
  • Slice of Life
  • Slow Build
  • Light-Hearted
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Feels
  • Background Relationships
  • Series
  • Established Relationship
  • Tagged by chapter
  • Hero's Spirit isn't a thing
  • Renamed Characters and Places
  • I Deleted Nintendo's Timeline
  • Nintendo Had it in a Blender Anyways
  • I Turned off the Blender
  • non-canon timeline
  • gratuitous use of headcanons
  • More So in Following Parts
  • reinterpretation of canon elements
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Tags May Change
  • large cast of characters - Freeform
  • Additional Warnings in Author's Note
  • Linkverse
  • Magic's Wake AU
  • Has been heavily edited since original posting

  Summary

  The modern day monarchy of Hyrule is inhabited by individuals of many races and walks of life. They travel, seeking opportunity. They settle, seeking stability. They make plans, come across the unexpected, succeed, fail - all parts of the process of living. Among them is a group of young men, brought together through circumstances one could consider to be “fate.” Within the formation of these bonds, we find our beginning.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Magic's Wake

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  88,717

  Chapters:

  24/24

  Comments:

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  Kudos:

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