Zyn-is-a-bean - Zyn-the-bean

How I explain dysphoria when people don't understand.

“Bit by bit, I've gotten Link to open up to me. When I finally got around to asking why he's so quiet all the time, I could tell it was difficult for him to say. But he did. With so much at stake, and so many eyes upon him, he feels it necessary to stay strong and to silently bear any burden. A feeling I know all too well... For him, it has caused him to stop outwardly expressing his thoughts and feelings. I always believed him to be simply a gifted person who had never faced a day of hardship. How wrong I was... Everyone has struggles that go unseen by the world... I was so absorbed with my own problems, I failed to see his. I wish to talk with him more and to see what lies beneath those calm waters, to hear him speak freely and openly... And perhaps I, too, will be able to bare my soul to him and share the demons that have plagued me all these years."

This is probably the most important passage of text in the entire BotW and TotK games.

It’s the starting point of Link and Zelda’s connection. It’s why she stopped hating him and started to appreciate him. It shows that she’s compassionate. And it’s also really important towards her growing connection with him in Tears of the Kingdom.

It’s also just really nice that Nintendo included a passage about how everybody has hidden struggles and to not pass preemptive judgement on people and assume they’re okay when they’re not! Thats really progressive and awesome to hear in a game for kids and teens!

rough concept for the intro; escaping from reawakened ganondorf

(totk rewritten project)

Haha, jk you thought you were done?

Nope, you have another one to do

Courage, Wisdom, and Power

You’ve finished your trials, hero