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  1. Public Bookmark 55

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    He draws in a long breath through his nose and exhales, shoving an apple slice into his mouth unapologetically as he starts to speak.  “It… was different.”

    She starts to peel an orange for herself. “Oh?  Was it a memory?”

    It’s a fair question, and she knows he takes no offence.  Even all these years later the Shrine’s steep costs have hardly been recouped.  His life pre-awakening is still mostly lost to him, though he’s not as sore about it as he probably should be.  There are certainly times he finds himself wistful and mournful over what once was that he now hardly knows, but there is also a level of acceptance and peace he holds with the situation.   

    She thinks she understands.  Sometimes, she wishes she could relate.

    Alternatively: Wild is the first one to answer the call. A story about what it means to be remembered, appreciating the people we love, and apples.

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    12 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 18

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    Link had gasped, his prize almost falling from his hand in shock. Those two eyes, blue like the evening sky, blinked. Now that the previous shock had faded, and the creature wasn’t attacking, Link could see more of it.

    The first thing he noticed was that it was absolutely massive. The only wild animals he’d seen were the hogs that ran about among the trees, but they only reached up to his torso. This thing was easily at his neck level. There were patterns on its face, an old rusted shackle on its foreleg, and its mouth was slightly open, revealing sharp teeth. A wolf, his mind supplied.

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    Link, a Wolf, the Great Plateau, and a beginning

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    27 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 27

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    Sky carries the Master Sword like a blessing, Time carries it like a wound. Four sees a legend in the First Hero. Time sees a reminder of everything he resents. It would be easier if Sky weren’t so good.

     

    Four is small and quiet. Balanced in a way that feels earned, not gifted. Brave without fanfare. Clever without cruelty. Human enough that Time sometimes forgets he had ever put him on a pedestal, until moments like this, when The Hero of Men looks at Sky like Sky belongs on the pedestal instead.

    Time tells himself it doesn’t matter.

    He tells himself it’s natural. Sky is senior. Sky is origin. Sky is the first king and the first hero and the first wielder of the blade that has crawled its way into every century like a parasite disguised as salvation. Of course Four would admire him. Time keeps his eyes on the trees. He keeps his breathing even. He keeps his face neutral. Inside, something small and ugly stirs.

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    18 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 33

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    Link shivered beneath a blanket, arms huddled in close to this chest. He was half sure he was dreaming. His head ached, heavy like an overstuffed turkey. The green glow did not help. Hylian faces looked alien in this light, escaping the grasp of familiarity. He watched them for a moment longer, hoping the old man would be there among them. Then, self-pitying in his failure to find him, he let his head loll back against the pillow with a groan.

    The pillow that shifted beneath him, to his mild alarm. A rumble of laughter met his ears, vibrating against his skin.

    “Had a good nap?” came the old man’s voice, soft and amused.

    Oh. There he was.

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    Or, a storm rages outside a cave where nine brothers huddle for shelter.

    Whumptober 2025 Day Nine: Touch, Flashbacks, Scalding

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    15 Feb 2026

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    Hyrule’s blood runs cold as the blade cuts just enough to draw blood. Shit. How do they know? They have never seen him prior to this encounter. He’s never uttered a word to anybody! He’s in a different time period! How do they know?

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    13 Feb 2026