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Maze AU: Beginning

I’m not sure how to communicate the next parts very well bc as of up to this point a lot of this AU was more concept and less story but it’s kind of been evolving into a story. I don’t think I have enough plot, or energy, to write an actual fic so I hope this will suffice. I’m gonna try and do this thru bullet points. 

I also wanna say that I’m super open to suggestions. If there’s ever stuff you’d rather hear about lmk. I’m always SUPER happy to talk

So here we go:

The beginning:

The maze is announced and almost everybody protests it. Very simply, this is inhumane. Like obviously so. People who aren’t immediately against it are relieved. They’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop for years.

Warriors is probably the only person who isn’t against it from the get go. He’s one of the only people, Artemis being the only other, that’s been raised in HYLIA since birth. He thinks that he understands what they do, that the maze is for the greater good of humanity. He agrees that there is no better way to study their bodies and brain waves than in a raw experiment that strips everything from its participants. That isn’t to say that he isn’t empathetic to his fellow participants (probably not a great term to call them). He understands the fear they must be feeling, but he knows that they’ll forget everything. The maze will soon be all they know. Maybe… it can actually become home.

Little Warriors characterization: He doesn’t know it here but he’s starting to resent being used as the golden boy, being pushed into a “captain” role, by HYLIA. He sees the easy friendship the others have with each other that he will never have due to the role HYLIA has put him in. They’ll never feel safe around Wars. He pines for a home that he’s never known.

Some of them also believe HYLIA when they’re told this is for the best of society. That being said, just because they believe that the ends will justify the means BUT they question why they don’t have a choice in this. 

Legend is the first, and loudest, to object to this project completely. He questions how watching a bunch of amnesiacs will create vaccinations against the gloom and genetic resistance to mind controlling frequencies. No matter how much they explain he gets louder and angrier. It doesn’t help that his sister, Fable, is also protesting albeit a lot more clinically, picking it apart with her questions. This creates quite the stir in the group. 

Things get worse when HYLIA explains that there’s not just 1 maze, but 2 and that they’ll be separated by sex. Girls on one side, boys on the other. This feels like a way to divide and conquer.

HYLIA lets the groups sit on this for a little under a week before they announce who’s going in the maze first. On the girls side Artemis will be going first.

Artemis was not originally selected to go first. She managed to figure out that HYLIA initially selected Fable to go first. Artemis is like Warriors in the sense that HYLIA used her as the golden child but for the girls wing. Unlike Warriors, Artemis is really good at being a bit manipulative back at HYLIA without repercussions. She manages to convince them to let her go first. This seems to everyone like her taking charge, being a good leader, etc. She’s the only one who knows that she’s doing this because she’s terrified. She doesn’t want to lay in wait, watching as her friends lose their memories, get hurt, possibly die. 

As for the boys… it’s announced that Hyrule will be going first (in less than 24 hours mind you). Legend reacts to this more poorly than Hyrule does. Honestly, Hyrule doesn’t even get a chance to process before Legend is up out of his seat yelling. He’s desperate to defend his best friend.

This incites a small riot as Dawn and Aurora step in too. Dawn has been itching for a fight for months so this is easy. Soon half the entire group is trying to wrestle HYLIA operatives while the rest just watch, half heartedly try and stop the others, or sit in dread. 

The riot is stopped before it can really get started when the main offenders get sedated. 

Artemis and Hyrule are separated from the rest. HYLIA decides to send them in right away to avoid more confrontation.

Artemis is sent in alone and she’s glad for that. (She’s really not but she wouldn’t admit that to the others). That way nobody will see how scared she is.

Hyrule is also scared. They have him on a table and are getting ready to sedate him before they wipe his memory. They allow one visitor to come in. It’s Wild. Hyrule is relieved to have somebody with him but it’s obvious that he wishes Legend were there, his brother. Wild isn’t offended and does his best to be there for him. Even after Hyrule is unconscious he stays. He wonders if this is what it was like for Twilight. He vows to be with Hyrule soon. He kisses his forehead before he’s forced to leave.

And then, the first people are released in the maze. 

I have issues with articulation so if anything is confusing pls lmk 🙏 Also if there’s plot holes or anything stupid, or if something could’ve just been better LMK. I will not get offended

ty for reading 💕💕💕 More to come

Legend 1st gen ring thoughts

I think a lot of us are aware about the 1st gen ring from the oracle games but for those who aren’t basically in the oracle games you can find a ring that makes Link (Legend in this case) look like Zelda 1 Link (Hyrule).

in the context of LU sometimes I find myself trying to wrap my head around the concept of how Legend could find a ring that turns him into a guy from the future. My main theories are 1. it’s just not that serious and I overthink too many things (it’s just Zelda universe magic) 2. Maybe it’s a predictive ring, it turns the wearer into the next of their line in Legend’s case his successor. Maybe if Sky wore it he’d look like Four or if Time wore it he could turn into Twilight. Etc.

and then there’s #3 (my favorite one). In Oracle of Ages Legend travels to and from 500 years in the past and back to his present. Maybe once, without realizing it, he travels into the distant future, one where Hyrule has already existed, and picks up the ring that bestows the wearer the appearance of the most recent hero. I think this one makes the most sense with the time shenanigans thats already in Oracle of Ages.

My next question is that when Legend puts on the ring does it make him look like Hyrule but from his 1st journey, when he was like 10, bc that’s the form it has you take in the game. Or, would it just give Legend Hyrule’s general appearance? It doesn’t change your clothing in the game, it just changes your body. My favorite theory, which leads to a headcanon, is that it gives Legend the appearance of whatever Hyrule looks like currently. going off that last theory, I think when Legend introduces the ring it’s for giggles, it’s gimmicky. Maybe one time he tries it he notices that he has a huge scratch on his knee or something and he realizes that it always reflects Hyrule’s current form. This becomes useful in a pinch. For example, if the chain gets separated, Hyrule can write a note on his arm, like locations or warnings, and Legend can use the ring to read such messages. Maybe one time he tried this and to his horror there’s no message and Hyrule looks like he’s in bad shape. Legend learns from that that he can figure out whether Hyrule is hiding injuries. (This also probably leads to a big conversation about boundaries and personal space depending on how emotionally intelligent you think they are)

I think after their quest ends and they all go back home sometimes Legend puts on the ring just to see how Rulie’s doing. Sometimes, if he’s lucky, there’s even a little message for him. One day he puts on the ring and Hyrule hasn’t aged. He tries again and again and Hyrule never ages. Maybe one day the ring doesn’t do anything. </3

LOL thank you this is the answer I was looking for! They miscommunicate with an emo/goth girl kinda swag…

I can’t explain it but vidow is so Yuri coded to me

Maybe it’s bc Shadow reminds me of Homura

Fit flinches as he feels the familiar sting of a blade piercing skin.

He turns in a flash, shield up and axe immediately in hand - his distraction's already cost him and he'll not let another second pass like that.

He's met with a tired, but determined pair of eyes. Familiar eyes.

Pac.

Fit blocks the next blow with his shield.

Well, that disperses with the uncertainty, he supposes. They both know what's at stake. And Pac's not looking to waste any opportunity - no matter what they might be to each other.

(Friends. Very good friends. That's all.)

Fit sighs with fake contentment as something in him settles in that familiar, cold place. There's nothing off the table anymore - and noone, either.

Just like the wasteland.

"Well, if that's how you want it, Pac," he says, utterly calm, as he switches to offensive.

purgatory??? More like purGAYtory hahah cmon guys up top

Aurora Headcanon/Lore

Like my Dawn headcanon but reverse, I think Aurora would also be like a sister to Hyrule, but younger. When Hyrule wakes her up, I think she would be right around 13 years old.

I personally don’t ship Hyrule and Aurora. I really want to make it clear that I don’t judge people who do, like at all. Tbh I try really hard not to judge any shipping bc unless I see my name in there or if it’s like, really morally vile, it really doesn’t affect my irl life whatsoever so why should I genuinely care yknow?😭 I wanted to mention my lack of judgement though because what I’m gonna say next might sound a bit ranty? Preachy? And that’s not my intention, I’m just trying to say my piece (I hope this makes sense 😭)

I don’t ship Aurora and Hyrule bc it doesn’t really line up logically for me. I’m pretty sure anybody who does ship them makes their own lore to make it work though because I’m ngl, a concealed kiss at the end of a gruelingly difficult game doesn’t give us much to go off of. The rest I think will come together and make more sense?? 

Anywho- I think waking up hundred of years in a post apocalyptic world would be really scary. Aurora is a very smart girl, blessed with wisdom by the goddess, but in my headcanon she’s also only 13. I think she would recognize that she’s ill equipped to survive in this world. As she and Hyrule make the trek back to the castle she tries firmly to attach herself to him and to win his affections in return. She’d first do this by trying to make him her boyfriend, which is probably really awkward for Hyrule. He definitely thinks he’s too old for her and treats it like a childish crush she has. He doesn’t realize that the poor girl is TERRIFIED. No family, a lack of survival skills, she’s on her own. She has a deep gratitude for her hero but the romantic affection is greatly fabricated. She thinks that if she can make him her boyfriend, she won’t be alone.

Hyrule takes her to the castle where he stays to be a familiar presence for her. There she meets Dawn, a Queen now, who takes her under her wing as she did for Hyrule. Slowly, Aurora learns that she has two people who care for her without strings attached. Slowly, they form a little family and now Hyrule has a big sister and a little sister. 

After Aurora adjusts, I think she would LOVE this new era. In her time, I think she had a hard time. From birth she was chosen to protect the Triforce which led to people trying to control and manipulate her entire life. Namely her brother who would eventually cause her demise. In this era the triforce is no longer her responsibility. She’s free. She can finally learn new hobbies, explore some, and focus on her people. Her knowledge of the past provides greatly helpful and her historical knowledge also fills a lot of gaps left in the annuls of time. 

She’s surprised but very pleased when Dawn and Hyrule shyly ask her if she knows any stories of the Hero of Legend. She’s very proud to say that’s she’s MET the man because he was her great great great uncle. (I have a separate headcanon that Legend lives a very long time. He dies at age 121) She loves her Grunkie Link <3 her stories of him are wildly inaccurate because by the time she was born, Legend was already over 100 years old. He didn’t have the best of memories and enjoyed lying for fun at that point. Dawn and Hyrule eat it up. 

I think I still have more but that’s about it for now. I really just like the idea of Hyrule having a family to return to and that Aurora can have a good safe space after waking up. 

ALRIGHT BBH ENJOYERS, I did it.

this might be a little late but I finally wrote a fic on the theory of using up too many totems.

like that headcanon that when the jaidens went into that dungeon, and bad used over 20? It’s about that :)) so please please enjoy!

Legend’s real fiancé/fiancée

this is probably my dumbest one yet

The chain has picked up on Legend occasionally mentioning a fiancé. He gets flustered every time. It’s one of the only real ways to catch him off guard. Since it’s a Link trait to be nosey, everyone is WAY up in Legend’s business. Each time they mention it though, Legend just blushes and waves them off.

The chain meets Fable at some point and she’s cunning, sarcastic, and funny. She seems like a very good match for Legend and… She goes doe eyed around him. She can’t take her eyes off him and she seems to hold onto his every word. Sky can recognize her affection for her hero from a mile away. He’s so happy to see that he’s not the only one in love with a Zelda. Twilight hangs over his shoulder, also understanding the love between a princess and her hero. So they slide up to her and asks if she and Legend are engaged. Her reaction is a little shocking. Her eyes go dark, her posture rigged. Her good mood is ruined. No. She’s not his fiancée but she wanted to be and tried. There’s so much she could offer him. They could be so happy. But no. To both men’s horror she has angry tears in her eyes. “I hate his stupid partner. It’s just.. AUGH.” She stomps away to sulk.

When the chain meets Ravio it all clicks. The man practically hangs off of Legend, linking their arms, hip bumping him as he passes. For Hylia’s sake they’re ROOMMATES. Time and Wars share a knowing look. During the war Ravio was always mentioning a special someone after all. So Time and Wars slide up to Ravio, teasing grins and all. They ask him if Legend was his bunny. They ask if the two are engaged. Ravio gets a wistful look on his face. It’s a bit sad and a little confused. Ravio tells them all about how he had asked Legend if he wanted to be more than roommates, not necessarily engaged, but partners. Legend apparently turned him down with lots of grace explaining he was already taken. Ravio had thought that maybe Legend was put off by them being mirror counterparts of each other, that could get pretty weird to be honest… but… it couldn’t be more weird than what Legend had!! Who he was engaged to! Ravio goes to the cellar to find the hard cider they make TOGETHER from their apples from the orchard.

Wind and Four are hanging out an a beach when a seagull joins them. Between Wind’s affinity for ghosts and Four’s Minish magic, they can understand her squawking. She asks about Legend, she’s very worried about his wellbeing. She relieved when they tell her he’s doing well. They piece together that this is the lovely Marin Legend has spoken of on more melancholic nights. She must be… ah it all makes sense. Fable’s frustration, Ravio’s hurt. Legend must’ve been engaged to his dream girl. The girl who he had to leave behind. The girl that still keeps vigil over him even when he doesn’t know she’s there. He must be unable to let go… So they ask her if she’s Legend’s betrothed. Somehow, for a bird, she puts on a stank face. Her feathers ruffle, she smooths them down with her beak. Ahem… no she’s not. She looks annoyed for a bird. Even while Legend was sleeping and she was there as his literal dream girl, Legend didn’t even go so far to kiss her. He just had such a strong feeling that somebody else was waiting for him… When she started a new life, that of the sky and sea, flying as a bird, she went to see who this person who was so special to him was and… she huffs and flies off, leaving a plume of feathers behind.

The chain ends up in Labrynna and there they meet Ralph who is ecstatic to see Legend. He also wears just as many if not more rings than Legend himself does. Wild and Hyrule exchange a look. Could it be possible that one of those rings might be a wedding ring? So Hyrule and Wild ask, probably too directly but Ralph… He sighs, shakes his head. When Legend came this way it seemed everyone had wanted chance to go on a date with the hero. Ralph wasn’t excluded from that group… but by the time he asked Legend to do something sometime, maybe something a little romantic, Legend kindly shot him down and told him of his engagement. Ralph was like ??? we are 15. (At the time of oracle of ages) Ralph gets a strange look on his face. He tells the chain that Legend’s betrothed is HERE. In Labrynna.

so of course they beg to meet this person. Everyone has so many questions. Legend has so many people that want him, who are so into him. How does this person surpass all of them? Legend, blushing like a maiden, agrees to introduce them. He leads them through the forest.

and this is her.

when he introduces the chain to a tree they think he’s lying. Not just a normal tree, but a talking one. A talking tree that’s annoying. She’s so offended when they don’t believe Legend. She demands her fiancé, omg is this real??, make them apologize. The chain doesn’t know what to do. Legend hugs her bark and she giggles. Hyrule breaks away from the chain. He looks concerned. “Legend. You were 15 when she proposed. How old was she?”

pandemonium breaks out when he mentions she must have been somewhere over 400 years old. He tries to claim that she’s like their age in tree years but it doesn’t really work.

idk if they stay together after this but I couldn’t get this stupid idea out of my head 😭 I hope somebody enjoys this!

Hyrule Parents (and birth) Headcanon

One of my most favorite headcanons in the Lu community is Hyrule being part fairy bc it makes sense with his magical aptitude, his fairy, spell, and bc it’s just plain fun. Another reason I like this headcanon so much tho is bc it opens up a lot of world building

I couldn’t find it for the life of me but a while back I saw a theory that great fairies are made up of several smaller fairies that kind of puppet as her (if you made this post or know who did pls lmk so I can give credit 😭) I thought that was pretty cool and it got me to thinking about fairy reproduction

That sounds so messy pls let me explain 😮‍💨 I don’t think fairies would use sexual reproduction to reproduce, I personally headcanon that Zelda fairies don’t even have biological sexes or are all female, or resembling females to hylians. (Gender identity for them would be a different conversation) 

I think it drew my mind to Steven Universe (I won’t apologize for being on tumblr in the 2010s). I don’t think fairies would come from rocks but maybe from fusion. Now I can finally get to my headcanon 😩 

I think fairies could potentially reproduce through fusion. Two fairies who match a really high frequency of the same energy, like their souls are nearing the same likeness, fuse to form a slightly larger, slightly stronger fairy. The leftover energy of this fusion creates another fairy in the wake of their fusion. As terms for energy it can be supplanted with magic, but I think this event would be so intense that it would leave enough magic and energy behind to leave another fairy bc I think fairies are made of magic. 

Sometimes the fused fairies eventually separate which slowly grows the population. Some of them don’t separate however and slowly fuse with more fairies creating a larger and larger and more and more powerful fairy. Eventually a great mother forms out of hundreds of other fairies. This is also why she’s called a great mother, her fusions have probably created many of the fairies around her. I imagine it would take years if not centuries for a great mother to form. 

I think Hyrule’s mother would be a great fairy and his father (or other mother 👀 sperm and eggs are not required in fairy reproduction) would fall in love. They love each other so hard that a being of blood and bones and one of pure magic fuse in a way that’s half hylian and half fairy. And then Hyrule spawns. This unfortunately takes out both of his parents, Hylians can go through the amount of magic it takes to make a fairy and there wasn’t enough energy left to sustain the great mother, so Hyrule is left alone in their wake. 

I think he’d spend his first few years being brought up by fairies, but they’d transfer him to a Hylian village when he was very young bc they thought it would be better for him. (It probably wasn’t but they meant well 😭) 

I feel like this is so messy but I hope somebody enjoys it. Pls lmk your thoughts! Hopefully I’ll come back and clean this up

AYOOO!! This is so good! I think so too. And with your fingertips??? That’s amazing!

Got inspired by @livmightlive ‘s DBH LU au and tried my hand at drawing Four! (Another Phone and Fingertips Drawing!)

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This is what I think Four’s child model might look like!