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Hyrule's Favorite Cryptid

Summary:

A collection of journal entries from various folks across Hyrule, all of which marvel at the absolute insanity that is a young, reckless knight freshly awakened from his century-long coma.

Notes:

I love that there are journal entries to be found in BOTW that shed light on both its history and its current events, and I thought it would be funny to imagine some of the journal entries that may be written about Link during his adventure across Hyrule post-resurrection. After all, BOTW Link is an absolute gremlin of a hero sometimes, especially the way that I and I think so many of us in this fandom play him in the game. Also, as a quick note, none of this is in reference to TOTK, as I started writing these ideas down long before TOTK came out. Maybe if I feel like it I'll add on to this with some TOTK entries, but for now I'm sticking with its predecessor.

This is probably the most unserious fic I have ever written. Enjoy.

Chapter 1: Gone Fishing

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Master Link paid us another visit yesterday. I overheard him telling Grandmother that he has successfully freed all the Divine Beasts, and that he is now making final preparations for his battle with Calamity Ganon. I am overjoyed to know that he has so effortlessly undertaken this enormous responsibility, not that I had any doubt he would. He is the hero, after all. So valiant… So brave…

I saw another side of him last night which… perplexed me.

I heard a noise coming from just outside my bedroom walls late in the evening so naturally, out of curiosity, I peeked out a window to see what was happening. I watched as Link gracefully swan-dived into the pond surrounding Grandmother’s home (wearing little more than his undergarments, but that is beside the point!) and caught one of our Sanke carp in his bare hands. That was impressive enough as it was, but then… He ate the carp? He did not even remove himself from the water first; he just bit into the live fish like an animal! Scales and all! And all with a big grin on his face! It was disgusting!

And yet… watching him made me feel… odd… as though my insides were on fire and my head was spinning… Even now as I recall the incident I feel… disoriented…

Perhaps I should ask Grandmother for some medicine...