Trouble the Water
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An expansion of canon: a look at why the memories might have happened where and when they occurred (with one slight change in order) and an attempt to fill-in the events and conversations alluded to by diary entries and conversations in-game.
"You were a comfort to her," in particular, needed to be expanded upon, I thought.
Begins shortly before the first journal entry in Zelda's diary, and continues to the immediate aftermath of the last memory.
First person: Zelda's perspective
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- Part 1 of Trouble the Water
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A continuation from Calm Waters Run Deep.
What was Zelda doing for one hundred years?
Ends with "May I ask... Do you really remember me?" No, really, I end it there. BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET ALL THE MEMORIES IN GAME AND THE ANSWER IS NO. LIKE MY HUSBAND. THE MONSTER. YOU MADE ZELDA CRY, BRIAN. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
(ahem)
You don't HAVE to read Calm Waters Run Deep for this, but you'll miss out on some context and flavor if you haven't read part 1.
10K One-shot. Tagged Characters have speaking parts. Arguably.Series
- Part 2 of Trouble the Water
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A thematic successor to Part 1, Calm Waters Run Deep. Picks up where Part 2 ended, "Do you really remember me?" Runs through the 'true' ending and goes a short time past. First-person POV, Zelda.
Do not HAVE to read the rest of the series but you'll lose some flavor and miss references.
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Fair warning: this has become surprisingly autobiographical. I am pulling from my personal experience of trying to build a relationship with someone who has PTSD, a traumatic brain injury, and memory loss. (spoiler: we've been together 11 years and are happy as pigs in shit) My experience is not universal, and this is not meant to be a definitive look at PTSD, trauma, or the recovery process. If this sounds like it might be triggering to you, please keep scrolling.Tagged characters have speaking parts.
**Explicit rating for chapter 11.**Series
- Part 3 of Trouble the Water
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"I wish I had been born a storm. No heart, no tears, just a terrible gale'd been good." ~Kohta Hirano
A collection of scenes set in my Trouble the Water Series. Stories and characters referred to in Calm Waters Run Deep will find more life here.
"But never have I been a calm blue sea. I have always been a storm." ~Stevie Nicks
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- Part 4 of Trouble the Water