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˖⁺‧₊ artist + writer + dev + fandom trash + #zelink trash | #UntoldMyths | Find me on Tumblr (@nocturnafandomartist), Ko-Fi (nocturnalartist), and Ao3 (nocturnalfandomwriter) | Fandoms include: TLoZ, LN, Studio Ghibli, SxF, UT/DR, etc! ₊‧⁺˖

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 1

GO TEAM CRYSTALS!! 💎✨️

I've added some non-human OCs since making the graphic, too! #ArtFight #TeamCrystals
artfight.net/~nocturnalar...

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ellen ✨commissions open! @ellenent.bsky.social · 1d

Fall Pauline 🍂
#art #mario #nintendo #inktober

Photo of a sketchbook with a Pauline drawing made with markers.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · 1d

I just KNOW AoI is gonna recontextualize these two somehow, so have a glimpse at my current headcanons for them before they are totally warped again!

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · 1d

💧 Forever Changed 💧
#Zelink Week Day 7 — What Once Was

archiveofourown.org/works/67800646

#Nintendo #Zelda #AncientHero #Zonai #TearsoftheKingdom #PrincessZelda #Link #Zelda #LegendofZelda #TLoZ #TheLegendofZelda #TotK #Fanart #LoZ #OriginsofCalamity

A puddle caused by a Dragon's Tear is framed by glass, where a Silent Princess and Blue Nightshade grow from the bottom and top of the image respectively. The puddle is somewhat see-through, revealing rocks and dirt, but it also reflects the Ancient Hero and the Ancient Princess. The princess appears contemplative, whereas the hero stares blankly towards himself.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · 1d

I FORGOT AGAIN SO HERE IS THE PLAN!! I will start posting my Linktober art on Bluesky during November! But you can find it all already on my Tumblr and Insta during this month as well!

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · 17d

starting with the last thing I forgot to post and working my way back 🫡

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · 17d

Shh! ☀️ Night
#Zelink Week Day 6 — Hidden

#Nintendo #EchoesofWisdom #PrincessZelda #Link #Zelda #LegendofZelda #TLoZ #TheLegendofZelda #EoW #Fanart

Link and Zelda hide in an outer corner of the castle walls amongst moss and ivy. Link throws his cloak over Zelda's head to keep her hidden while she playfully signals him to stay quiet. Around the corner, past a Hyrulean banner, the King is visible searching for Zelda— he looks confused. Link watches him pass by, somewhat surprised they weren't spotted. The little orange butterflies from EoW are scattered throughout.

Because it is night, this version looks very purple and dark. However, the light of Castle Town falls on the king; and Link and Zelda are unknowingly illuminated by a group of tris huddling close to hide with them.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · 18d

I can't lie to you I forgot I had bluesky somehow 😭 gonna get caught up...

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Aug 25

AYGGGGG I STILL LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! SO PRECIOUS!!! TYSM!!!

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Dream @dreampuppeteer.bsky.social · Aug 9

A revenge for @nocturnalartist.bsky.social of their Zelda AU!

The designs for Dream Spinner are super cute!!

Wind Waker styled chibis of an AU ZeLink. Link, dressed in a slightly whimsical variant of his usual tunic, happily holds a croissant out to Zelda, who is clad in a casual dress in soft pastels. She holds a teabag in her other hand while accepting the croissant, an exasperated yet grateful smile crossing her face.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 25

It would be way too easy to say all of Skyward Sword, so my runners up:
- EoW ending
- Hilda & Ravio watch the Triforce return
- Link holding Zelda as she cries in BotW
- TotK ending
- Meeting TP Zelda
- OoT Ending
Honestly, a lot of the endings have really (bitter)sweet moments between them! <3

🕸️ • 14 @zeldatalk.bsky.social · Jul 14

okay folks, what is your favorite cutscene of zelda and link together? 💭

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 25

It was either The Legend of Zelda or The Adventure of Link, I was really little and playing both around the same time so it's hard to say which. I think I was four or five?

🕸️ • 14 @zeldatalk.bsky.social · Jul 20

zeldatwt, how old were you when you played your first legend of zelda game and which one was it? 💭

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ballad of the Goddess and Song of Healing! One feels like an adventure waiting to happen, and the other is so haunting! I love them :)

Ballad of the Wind Fish is close behind, though, I love that one.

🕸️ • 14 @zeldatalk.bsky.social · Jul 15

which soundtrack from the legend of zelda do find yourself humming the most? 💭

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Shh! ☀️ (Day)
#Zelink Week Day 6 — Hidden

#Nintendo #EchoesofWisdom #PrincessZelda #Link #Zelda #LegendofZelda #TLoZ #TheLegendofZelda #EoW #Fanart

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 25

They're so cute!! 😭

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 25

I LOVE HOW LOZ ARTISTS HAVE SUCH WHIMSICAL ART STYLES YOU ALL COULD BE ILLUSTRATING BOOKS AND CARTOONS!!!

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 17

Day 5 for #Zelink Week, "In a Bind." Link and Zelda must reassess their trust in one another. This fic also has a banner!

#ClassicZelda #Nintendo #ClassicLink #ClassicZelink #HeroofHyrule #Zelda #PrincessZelda #Fanart #Fanfic #HyruleFantasy

archiveofourown.org/works/67674096

A banner for Stronger Bonds on ao3. The title is hand-written in the left-hand side amidst caverns. On the right, Link protectively hugs Zelda while gazing towards the viewer. Zelda wears her medieval-inspired gown from the Hyrule Fantasy Manga, colored in red and white, while Link wears his concept art design. Both have translucent chains made of mahic attached to their visible wrists, with the chains straying off of the composition.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 16

☀️ Cycle of the Sky 🌙
#Zelink Week Day 4 — Intertwined

#Nintendo #Hylink #Hylia #FierceDeity #Zelda #LegendofZelda #TLoZ #TheLegendofZelda #SkywardSword #Fanart

Fan designs for Hylia and the Fierce Deity, representing the souls of Zelda and Link respectively, float in an expanse of sky. The bottom left is a golden sky containing the sun and clouds, whereas the top right is a deep blue night with the moon and stars. Hylia is on the left side to parallel the golden sky, wearing clothes that resemble her statue in Skyward Sword and framed by her large white wings. She rests one hand on her chest and the other reaches out towards the Triforce in the center. Also reaching out is the Spirit of the Hero, who resembles the Fierce Deity from Majora's Mask. He has smaller, darker wings than Hylia. The two almost seem to move in a cycle around each other (and the Triforce), representative of the reincarnation cycle seen throughout the Legend of Zelda franchise.

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Mena 🪷 @chibimena.bsky.social · Jul 13

Zelink Week Day 1 - “At First Sight”

#zelink #zelinkweek2025 #loz #zelda #ocarinaoftime #oot

A redraw of 1996’s Romeo + Juliet with Ocarina of Time’s Link and Zelda.

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Mena 🪷 @chibimena.bsky.social · Jul 14

Zelink Week Day 2 - “Wish” 🌟

I love this one a lot.

#alinktothepast #alttp #zelink #zelinkweek2025 #zelda #loz

Link and Zelda holding hands with the triforce glowing in the middle of them and stars falling around them on a dark blue background.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 15

Day 3 for #Zelink Week, Forget Me Not! I went with an illustration for my ALttP/Link's Awakening fic of the same name. ^^
#Fanart #Nintendo #ALinktothePast #ALttP #Link'sAwakening #Zelda #HeroofLegend #Marin

archiveofourown.org/works/517098...

An illustration for Forget Me Not on ao3. On the left side, ALttP Zelda is illustrated upright. She lays in bed holding a hibiscus, with a quil and sheet of parchment laying across her blanket. She wears a nightgown that vaguely resembles a white version of Marin's dress. Forget-me-nots seem to blossom from every side and fade away into bold sunlight. The canopy curtains of her bed frame this imagery but turn into a separate set of curtains that flip into the second half of the image, on the right. The right side is upside-down, depicting Link sleeping on a hammock in Koholint. He has pink hair and his clothes have been noticeably altered to more closely match Marin's style, complete with the ribbon on his waste. One of his arms hangs off the edge into the shallow water below, which has severed forget-me-nots floating atop the surface.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 14

Aaaa ty!! ^^ No Zelink is safe from the soft happy fun times beam

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 14

Day 2 for Zelink Week (Wish) has a little banner! :) It's tiny SkSw #Zelink time! #SkywardSword

archiveofourown.org/works/67525486

Young Skyward Sword Zelda blows a sundelion. It seems to glow in the night, with puffs drifting towards the viewer. Yellow Hylian writing spells out "Wish" in the left side, and the right side contains swirls representing Zelda's breath.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 9

TY!! I ended up having so much fun drawing them!! And it was good to get some of my ideas for Shadow Zelda down!

nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 9

I LOVE FOUR SWORDS ADVENTURES AND THE MANGA!! Click for the full image! ^^ 💜❤️💙💚

#LegendofZelda #Nintendo #FourSwordsAdventures #Fanart #TheLegendofZelda #Zelink #Zelda #ShadowLink #HeroofLight #FourSwordsManga #Vaati

Colorful doodles of my interpretation of Four Swords Adventures and the Manga based on it. From top left to bottom right, they are as follows:
A more detailed drawing of Link and Shadow Link on either side of Princess Zelda. Link gently wraps his arms around Zelda, perhaps protectively, while Shadow Link playfully clings to her opposite Arm. Link and Zelda exchange uncertain glances.
A small doodle of Red kneeling down. He offers Zelda a bouquet of lillies, which she is associated with. She kneels down and smiles at him.
A small but more detailed doodle of Zelda with her hair down to mimic her manga appearance.
A small doodle of Vio reading a book with Zelda. He looks smug, thinking "literature," but an arrow points out the book's contents are actually the FNaF lore.
A silly doodle of Zelda smacking Shadow Link, complete with the onamatopoeia overhead. He is still in his shadow form.
A doodle of Green protectively holding an arm out in front of Zelda while she looks on in concern, mirroring a manga panel.
A silly doodle of Blue fleeing from an unseen enemy, carrying Zelda over his shoulder. He is red in the face, though whether it be from carrying Zelda or his frustration is anyone's guess. She urges him to hurry.
A doodle of Vaati looming menacingly behind my design for a Shadow Zelda, with shadowy arms extending from him to reach around her. It is labeled, "Vaati (& Ganon) designed her off of Original FS Zelda."
A doodle that continues the thought of the last, labeled "She changes herself to be more like FSA Zelda." Shadow Zelda, now with an appearance more like the current princess incarnation, stands menacingly with Shadow Link (in human form) wrapping his arms around her waist in parallel with Original Link in the first doodle. He looks uneasy as Zelda sets one hand on his shoulder, gazing forward at the viewer with a scolding expression.
A small doodle of Original Link in green.

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nocturnalfandomartist @nocturnalartist.bsky.social · Jul 9

Zelda 🩷 Not only is she such a vibe every incarnation but she often has a relatable struggle once you remove all the magic and stuff. She's a very inspiring character, too— someone you can both relate to but also strive to be like. Her determination and grace are very admirable!!

🕸️ • 14 @zeldatalk.bsky.social · Jul 9

whenever you’re playing any legend of zelda game, do you usually find yourself more connected to the iteration of zelda or link, or both? 💭

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