Shadow (Linked Universe) Needs A Hug
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The Horror of Falling Prey to Your (Admittedly Foolish) Doubts by TenacityShades (TenacityShadesgamblr)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
25 Sep 2023
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Four gets hit by an arrow dipped in a poison that makes you see your fears, how does that affect someone who’s actually several someones?
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Shadows Lingering in the Light by FantomoDrako
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
06 Feb 2024
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When Shadow broke the mirror, that was it. He knew what it meant and did it anyway. He did not expect to ever wake up again, let alone inside Link's shadow.
He has to let Link know, but how? And what about these other heroes?
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and the ghosts say what you already know by LostAndDowned
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
13 Mar 2025
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"Your magic is different," Hyrule says curiously. He leans closer, his fingertips brushing the skin of the shadow's forearm. His magic weaves a gentle net around Four's, exploring the shape of it from every angle.
"A curse?" someone else asks, strained.
(or: a shadow wakes, not for the first time. it is the first time it's woken around others. it...doesn't really know what to do.)
(or: Or: before shadow was "shadow," he was "the shadow." this is what that looked like.)
Series
- Part 1 of this town ain't big enough for the…FIVE of us? [Four DID fics]
- Part 11 of Wild and Wolf - [LU Complied 2025]
- Part 4 of Whumps of March (March 2025)
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Wow I just completely forgot a summary when I posted this.
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“What…what’s going on?”
“I need your help, Shadow,” he admitted. “I’ve heard about you, you know. What you’ve done. I could use your expertise.” Shadow’s blood ran cold, but he wasn't done. “However! Before we get into the nitty–gritty, I have a gift for you. It's right behind you.”
Shadow turned slowly, trying to keep half an eye on Dark. He didn't like the guy one bit. There was just something…off about him.
But when he turned around, all other thoughts left his mind. Because lit by a flickering brazier behind him, just like the others in the circle, was Link.
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Shadow gets resurrected by Dark Link, who figures he's on his side! Yay!
The LU boys are also there. Much less yay!
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Buttered Pesto Toast by Illegible_Handwriting
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
04 May 2025
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“Please don’t bite my head off," the Shadow drawled, rolling his eyes. "Let’s just try again. Okay. So here’s the deal. You have something I want. Clearly, I have something you want. Let’s just truce.”
“What do you have that I could possibly want?” Warriors spat.
The Shadow smirked. “Hands, my friend. I can get you out of there. You’re not looking too good, though. You considering losing the legs, or what?”
Warriors just snarled.
“Look, I’ll get you free. Minimal damage, and you can just walk away. That’s that. But I want you to tell me what you know about Link.”
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Deep in a labyrinth underneath Twilight's Hyrule, Warriors gets separated due to a cave-in. Injured, trapped, and alone, he's got one last ally that he'd sooner rip his own face off than accept help from.
aka the Shadow and Warriors fic that's been rotating in my brain for weeks now
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you are not alone (i've been here the whole time) by LostAndDowned
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
15 May 2025
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Things quickly stop being fine. In truth, the shadow isn't sure they ever were.
It's hard to think like this.
(or: the shadow is not having a good time. legend is not having a good time. the ghosts are not having a good time. bad time all around, honestly.)
(or: Or: the shadow is cursed. and haunted. also, who the hell is Vio?)
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- Part 2 of this town ain't big enough for the…FIVE of us? [Four DID fics]
- Part 14 of Wild and Wolf - [LU Complied 2025]
- Part 2 of Maylancholy (May 2025)
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The Shadow Of A Friend by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
28 Jun 2025
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One week after leaving behind the chain after they’d saved the timeline, Wild finds herself with a feeling she’d never felt before.
She was lonely.
But-
Maybe-
She doesn’t have to be lonely-
Well-
Alone.Note: Most people in the tags are just mentioned. Only Wild and "The Horned Statue" actually talk.
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- Part 10 of Round & Round We Go (All Linked Universes)
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wet cat syndrome by LostAndDowned
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
01 Oct 2025
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The curse doesn't take hold anywhere but his own Hyrule and, upon learning this, things had changed. Slowly, but they did. And, since then? It could, quite possibly, be said that he's been slacking a little bit about it. Just a hair.
Still, how was he supposed to expect this to happen just from bleeding a bit on some glass?
Hyrule stares and regrets his choices.
[or: Hyrule blood-curses a very pathetic Shadow back to life. More at nine]
[or: Or: Day one of Whumptober! and I'm posting for two of Day 3's prompts: Isolation and Candlelight]
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- Part 22 of Wild and Wolf - [LU Complied 2025]
- Part 1 of Whumptober 2025!
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Buttered Pesto Toast by Illegible_Handwriting
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
04 May 2025
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“Please don’t bite my head off," the Shadow drawled, rolling his eyes. "Let’s just try again. Okay. So here’s the deal. You have something I want. Clearly, I have something you want. Let’s just truce.”
“What do you have that I could possibly want?” Warriors spat.
The Shadow smirked. “Hands, my friend. I can get you out of there. You’re not looking too good, though. You considering losing the legs, or what?”
Warriors just snarled.
“Look, I’ll get you free. Minimal damage, and you can just walk away. That’s that. But I want you to tell me what you know about Link.”
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Deep in a labyrinth underneath Twilight's Hyrule, Warriors gets separated due to a cave-in. Injured, trapped, and alone, he's got one last ally that he'd sooner rip his own face off than accept help from.
aka the Shadow and Warriors fic that's been rotating in my brain for weeks now