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 Author has written 15 stories for Mario, Super Smash Brothers, and Legend of Zelda. I can't get enough of princesses and the monsters who love them. I'm much more active on my account on AO3: archiveofourown.org/users/rynling I also like to play around on Tumblr: pocketseizure.tumblr.com The cover image for A Game of Castles is by the incomparable Fungii: fungiidraws.tumblr.com The cover image for A Wise Decision is by the magical Yana Dhyana: deviantart.com/yanadhyana The cover image for Behind Closed Doors is by the brilliantly adorable Furan: frantabulosa.tumblr.com The cover image for Bowser and Peach: A Love Story is by the amazingly talented MarthLovesRoy: deviantart.com/marthlovesroy The cover image for Ganondorf&! is by the legendary pokémon Sara Goetter: twitter.com/sgoetter The cover image for The Hero of Wisdom is by the master of light Camille Dion-Bolduc: deviantart.com/camilledionbolduc The cover image for The Legend of the Princess is by the eternally fabulous Naomi Skye: lightsintheskye.tumblr.com The cover image for Malice is by the fashion-forward art champion Amelia Allore: twitter.com/mimiadraws The cover image for The Marriage of Lanayru is by the superlatively creative Kathryn Layno: twitter.com/denimcatfish The cover image for The Modern History of Zelda is by the blindingly dazzling Alex Lillie: dibeediboop.tumblr.com The cover image for The Museum of Hyrule is by the marvelously overpowered Ganondorked: ganondorked.tumblr.com The cover image for The Price of Wisdom is by the magnificently skilled Promsien: promsien.tumblr.com The cover image for On Calmer Tides is by the sharp and stylish Iraya: iraya.tumblr.com The cover image for The Villain of Time is by the real-life fantastic creature Krokodilov: krokodilov.tumblr.com The cover image for When the Moon Didn't Fall is by the daring and insightful Ponthion: twitter.com/snoozeforever |
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Malice
Ever since she escaped from her abusive family, an assistant lab technician named Zelda has been visited by strange nightmares, which finally come true when a monstrous man appears at the door of her apartment. The only thing he remembers is that his name was once Ganondorf, and both he and Zelda want answers. This story is a contemporary urban fantasy based on Breath of the Wild.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,546 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 8/24 - [Zelda, Ganondorf]
The Legend of the Princess reviews
Disturbed by ill omens, Zelda uncovers the fabled Ocarina of Time. As the princess sees more of the past, she begins to learn about the sinister man who has been been blown by the harsh winds of the desert into her castle. If she is wise enough to piece together the puzzles left behind in bygone ages, Zelda may be able to change both of their destinies. Zelgan with a bit of smut.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 28 - Words: 87,399 - Reviews: 29 - Favs: 46 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 8/4/2018 - Published: 7/24/2016 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Link, Impa - Complete
A Wise Decision reviews
After the events in Oracle of Seasons and Ages, Zelda asks Link not to kill Ganon, who remains in the form of a monstrous boar that she has restrained with a magic silver bridle. As she talks to Ganon, he slowly regains his humanity. Zelda finds she must make a choice about the fate of the man who may be her worst enemy – or her closest ally. Platonic Zelgan in a dystopian Hyrule.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,426 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 2 - Updated: 7/25/2018 - Published: 7/11/2018 - Complete
When the Moon Didn't Fall reviews
All the clocks in Clock Town have stopped working, and letters have stopped arriving from the Gerudo in the Great Bay. Both the clock master's daughter and the swamp witches' son sense that something is amiss. Slowly they come to understand one another while their world gradually winds itself apart. Mostly platonic Zelgan with elements of horror and themes of trauma and healing.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 8 - Words: 13,735 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 5/14/2018 - Published: 5/8/2018 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Koume, Kotake - Complete
The Price of Wisdom reviews
Zelda walks through a palimpsest of memories as she searches for the source of the Calamity within Hyrule Castle, where she learns that Ganon is not what she thought it was. This story contains speculative backstory concerning who Ganondorf may have been in the Breath of the Wild timeline. Mostly platonic Zelda/Ganondorf, with romantic Zelda/Link strongly implied.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Drama/Horror - Chapters: 6 - Words: 15,034 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 17 - Follows: 11 - Updated: 12/3/2017 - Published: 7/16/2017 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule, Purah - Complete
The Museum of Hyrule reviews
Zelda is a policy analyst with political connections in high places. Ganondorf is a museum curator who possesses evidence of a hidden history that Zelda only suspects. Together they will bring Hyrule's dark secrets to light. Contemporary AU Zelgan, some smut but mostly plot.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 4 - Words: 15,040 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 23 - Follows: 16 - Updated: 5/30/2017 - Published: 4/30/2017 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Midna - Complete
The Marriage of Lanayru reviews
At the end of Twilight Princess, Hyrule is politically unstable and in ruins. Instead of having Link kill Ganondorf, Zelda decides to marry him. Both Zelda and Ganondorf act according to their own interests, but perhaps they are not as ill-suited for each other as they assume. Zelgan smut with a bit of speculative worldbuilding.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 16,372 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 35 - Follows: 27 - Updated: 4/15/2017 - Published: 2/12/2017 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Midna, Telma - Complete
The Hero of Wisdom reviews
In the far future, when Hylians once again live in the sky, the capture of a man threatening the peace and stability of Hyrule promises the end of a long and bitter war. When Zelda attempts to interrogate her prisoner, he spirits her away to a mysterious temple, showing her what the land below the clouds has become and what it once was. Platonic Zelgan set in a Skyward Sword AU
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,446 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 3 - Published: 2/11/2017 - Zelda, Ganondorf - Complete
On Calmer Tides reviews
Ganondorf is a successful businessman who emigrated from Papuchia and is now raising his headstrong niece Tetra in Castle City, the capital of New Hyrule. Daphnes is a history professor who comes from old money and takes the cheerful energy of his grad student Link for granted. Contemporary Wind Waker and Spirit Tracks AU, Daphnes/Ganondorf
Legend of Zelda - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 14,429 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 12/16/2016 - Published: 11/19/2016 - [Ganondorf, King Of Red Lions/King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule] Link, Tetra - Complete
Behind Closed Doors reviews
While vacationing on Dinosaur Island, Peach is visited by Bowser, who asks her to help fix a magical accident. As she has in the past, Peach agrees to come with him to his castle, but the problem he's created is not easily solved. Peach and Bowser know they need to put things right before Mario arrives, but they find their progress stymied by pointless arguments. BowserxPeach
Mario - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 7,754 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 33 - Follows: 22 - Published: 7/22/2016 - [Peach, Bowser] - Complete
The Villain of Time reviews
Ganondorf has captured a young pirate named Tetra, who has been revealed as the reincarnation of the princess Zelda. He keeps Tetra with him as bait to lure the hero until he can use the Triforce to turn back time. Gradually he finds that the girl is growing on him, and he begins to reconsider his determination to defy his fate and save the life of his lost love. Wind Waker AU
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 12 - Words: 18,798 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 20 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 3/5/2016 - Published: 2/14/2016 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Tetra - Complete
A Game of Castles reviews
Princess Peach has been kidnapped and taken to the Koopa Kingdom, but Bowser had nothing to do with it. To avoid a tricky political situation back home, she remains in his castle while they attempt to figure out what happened. As the intrigue deepens, the two rulers find themselves increasingly drawn to one another. BowserxPeach
Mario - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 20 - Words: 21,290 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 47 - Follows: 32 - Updated: 1/17/2016 - Published: 12/18/2015 - [Peach, Bowser] Luigi, Daisy - Complete
The Modern History of Zelda reviews
In an era of exploration and innovation, two ageless souls are reborn. As Zelda and Ganondorf gradually learn more about each other and uncover the secrets buried beneath their respective kingdoms, they struggle to free themselves from the bindings of an endless conflict. A Zelgan story set in an AU loosely based on OoT with an emphasis on worldbuilding and eventual smut.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 14 - Words: 56,708 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 32 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 12/5/2015 - Published: 7/31/2015 - [Zelda, Ganondorf] Link, Impa - Complete
Ganondorf＆! reviews
Ganondorf translates Ancient Hylian, and Bowser runs a neighborhood flower shop. They're in love, and everyone knows it except them. This story is about two gay dads and their two garbage sons, as well as their shitty friend from college and the three girls who live next door. Ganondorf/Bowser
Super Smash Brothers - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 6,848 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 2 - Published: 7/22/2015 - [Bowser, Ganondorf] Link, Bowser Jr. - Complete
Bowser and Peach: A Love Story reviews
A sweet and simple love story with castles, magic, a princess, and a curse. BowserxPeach
Mario - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 13,569 - Reviews: 64 - Favs: 143 - Follows: 34 - Updated: 1/7/2009 - Published: 12/26/2008 - [Peach, Bowser] Mario, Luigi - Complete