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Published: 2008-09-24 00:26:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 55453; Favourites: 1493; Downloads: 1232
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Description [link] <---I used this WONDERFUL coloring tutorial for this pic! Check it out!

something like 25 hours in photoshop. Around 17 of them spent nonstop. Eeesh. I'm not an amazing artist but I really really tried on this one. Probably more than any other pic.

I'm just going to leave this one as it is because we all know I'm terrible at backgrounds and there's supposed to be a festival going on behind them but its a good 100 yards away and I just don't know how to color something like that yet with my mediocre skillz.

Backstory (YOU BETTER READ THIS BEFORE COMMENTING or I have permission to RAZZ YOU!!!)

Link and Fern dancing

This festival is called Verfete and it is the Ordona Province's northern villages' (there are 6 of them in the north) -celebration of spring- festival. Verfete opens with a ribbon dance mostly like a maypole where the unmarried girls who are of age dance and wind a pattern around the pole with ribbons shaded in the colors of the goddesses. Sort of like an innocent catch-a-husband type deal, since the girls dress very pretty and the dance is witnessed by the entire festival since it is the opening ceremony so to speak. This year was Ilia's first year to dance, and since Fern is technically of age also, Ilia coerced her into doing it also. The dress Fern is wearing is very frilly because she nervously took part in the ribbon dance, and the dress was sewn by Ilia!

The six other villages from all around the north journey to Ordon Village and set up camp there, so it's basically like a mini city for two days with tons of tents and pavilions and events and tournaments and food and merchants and blah. At night they hold bonfires where people sing and they play drums and dance to folk songs etc.

This scene took place between Link and Fern, since he couldn't find Ilia and ended up running into Fern by the bonfire. Push came to shove, and he managed to convince her stubborn butt to dance, and the outcome was that Fern LAUGHED! Which is a feat in itself since she's getting over her dead lover and all. Fern is up in the air cuz it's supposed to be one of those medieval-ish dances where the male partner hoists the female partner briefly up into the air during their little jig.

*mandeh is Fern's owner. *mandeh requested I draw this scene. So consider it yet another spam of Fern love since I think she's a cool character.

Thanks to [link] for help with the pose.
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Comments: 346

DelightfullyGrimm [2014-11-26 09:37:20 +0000 UTC]

Dear lord this is beautiful! I don't want to stop looking at it. And I don't know if later in your RP you end up having them pair but right here...right here in this moment, it looks like budding romance to me. And its tender and sweet. The feelings I get from this are Link developed the feelings first but made almost no actions on them. Fern is grieving the loss of her lover so Link is especially caring of her, because they are friends now. (I say "now" because I saw the photo of him comforting her first and it said they had a rocky start) In this though, they are at the festival, Fern is nervous and vulnerable and Link just wants to help her be happy again so he convinces her to dance. And then she smiles, hesitantly. A few more twirls, her face is rosy with the brisk steps of the dance, and then Link lifts her and she's a bit surprised and so she can't help but laugh with the joyous feeling of being weightless. Almost like flying. Link smiles a true happy smile, he's glad. Maybe its a small amount, but for a moment she could be happy once more. 

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pingpom3 [2014-07-19 20:41:59 +0000 UTC]

Nice, but OH MY FREAKING GOD I hate when people pair their OCs with an in-game character.

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adi1625 [2013-10-09 12:24:25 +0000 UTC]

This is very nicely drawn.  I've also seen the RP boards describing this scene, and the interactions there are amusing as well.

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Flying-Spirit-Shadow [2013-04-23 20:36:33 +0000 UTC]

I KEEL ZELDA

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SunSpirit13 [2013-04-17 05:14:57 +0000 UTC]

Really beautiful and so vibrantly meaningful and engaging! Great work!

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Shadowtwili4181 [2012-09-28 04:44:45 +0000 UTC]

awwww so cuute

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zaboo17 [2012-09-14 15:16:19 +0000 UTC]

Cute! I like that you didn't make Link a wimp!

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x-VivaerethAlonia-x [2012-08-31 19:10:12 +0000 UTC]

Stunning. It looks great even without the festival background! You don't give yourself enough credit as an artist.

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vi0letswirl [2012-08-20 21:09:07 +0000 UTC]

COOL! I LIKE ZELINK TOO <3

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radar1942 [2012-08-18 05:32:29 +0000 UTC]

is this story written down some where so i can read it

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Lynx-Tiger [2012-03-31 22:01:24 +0000 UTC]

Awww it's so cute! I love how she looks so happy and Link's looking so pleased. It's such a cute picture.

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PrincessAlexia40 [2012-02-12 13:46:40 +0000 UTC]

perfect!!

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asti-friend [2011-12-22 22:16:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh lovely!
The picture is so joyful and lively! You can literally hear the people cheering and laughing. Awesome shading on Fern`s dress.

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Piezelle [2011-12-18 14:41:50 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful....

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XOrdinary1998 [2011-11-30 19:02:00 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful artwork. I love it.

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ultimatede [2011-10-29 20:50:38 +0000 UTC]

this is such a happy scene. love it, very emotionally uplifting

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Sapphire-Lynx4 [2011-10-16 22:46:54 +0000 UTC]

mah gosh this looks awsome
not to offend but i seriously thought that girl was Zelda(sorry anti-zelinkers xP)
Great job (i'm jealous lol)

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silverleaf02 [2011-10-13 20:20:20 +0000 UTC]

interresting story and lovely artwork. there should be events like this in zelda games.

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ChroniclerEnigma [2011-09-16 00:59:25 +0000 UTC]

They look so great together!!!!! this is truly an inspiring drawing. This clearly shows the joy these two have for eachother cleanly.

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BethBAMF [2011-08-14 14:17:45 +0000 UTC]

I've seen this OC a few times, and I have to admit that I think she is so very cute.

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Adella In reply to BethBAMF [2011-08-19 01:38:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I really enjoy drawing her!

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LindaPretty [2011-07-17 06:10:38 +0000 UTC]

I want to be an elf.


This is amazing. You're very talented! I love it

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ArhenaRuetto [2011-07-11 02:26:01 +0000 UTC]

I love this, every time I see it I just love it more.

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NicoleFlagg [2011-06-23 04:26:55 +0000 UTC]

Love Love Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bowlfullofcherries [2011-04-13 07:11:57 +0000 UTC]

really lovely.

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Fragnia [2011-02-28 01:23:34 +0000 UTC]

Trully beautiful and it looks so happy ^^

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ElfenPrimrose [2011-02-10 12:53:07 +0000 UTC]

Aww, She looks so happy! The backstory really gave the drawing life, I would so go and party with Link

Sound super fun, other then the Ilia part (She gets on meh nerves)

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NemesisTheZombieKing [2011-01-29 01:11:40 +0000 UTC]

Dayum! great pic and all...but link got beast in this pic! by that I mean he has some serious muscle now...But hey...he is the hero...so I guess its natural for that to happen.

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ChekovsCurlyHair [2011-01-05 02:56:43 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done. I'm using it as the cover for my script.

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Polemia [2010-12-04 15:40:16 +0000 UTC]

amazing work! i love everything on this pic!

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byrch [2010-11-20 04:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Aww, it's so cute! I love how her hair looks. Amazing job!

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SlingBlade87 [2010-10-17 01:59:11 +0000 UTC]

You know I have to say that this is possibly my favorite Zelda picture that I have found on DA....sorely tempted to write up a scene based on this now. Would you mind?

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Adella In reply to SlingBlade87 [2010-10-18 19:17:53 +0000 UTC]

This was already based on a scene, but I'm sure Mandy wouldn't mind so long as you asked her permission.

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SlingBlade87 In reply to Adella [2010-10-18 20:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, well then I shall investigate Mandy and see if she'll bite or not. Thank ye kindly.

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Double-Reinbow [2010-10-05 21:21:17 +0000 UTC]

Their fury sandals make me smile
I loved the storyline

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loiness [2010-09-29 04:39:01 +0000 UTC]

speechless.....how do you do such a wonderful job. you are great at photography, cosplay AND ART!!! so unfair lol well done.

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gun-rose-666 [2010-07-30 06:26:31 +0000 UTC]

I really love this picture. The scene has a happy, warm feeling and the poses are fun. I enjoyed the back story as well, is there a fanfic of this by chance? I would sincerely love to read it ♥
I am blowing up your inbox with comments, lol sorry

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mandeh In reply to gun-rose-666 [2010-07-31 01:20:44 +0000 UTC]

No fanfic, but RP logs exist! You can read more about Verfete and the RP here: [link] Hope that helps~

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gun-rose-666 In reply to mandeh [2010-07-31 08:54:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the link
great character by the way, I'm totally in love with Fern!

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mandeh In reply to gun-rose-666 [2010-07-31 13:17:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, and thanks!

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Adella In reply to gun-rose-666 [2010-07-30 06:56:21 +0000 UTC]

I'm actually trying to write a fan fic right now.. unfortunately I'm all distracted by the zelda project so nothing is getting done on it. lol.

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gun-rose-666 In reply to Adella [2010-07-30 06:58:07 +0000 UTC]

I'll be watching for it
I'm very excited about your new cosplays! Yay

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Fedeltaflame [2010-07-22 16:00:53 +0000 UTC]

amazing! i love her dress!

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Ephyrel [2010-07-02 21:40:28 +0000 UTC]

God; i thought I had faved this for so long! D8
it can't be-- *fav it right now*

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Elnamis [2010-07-01 03:41:50 +0000 UTC]

beautiful work! :333

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TLOZMaster [2010-06-05 05:21:11 +0000 UTC]

i love this!!!!

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LilLaura6789 [2010-05-05 20:54:41 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous! I love how it looks like an actual picture, how you have other people in it. This is great!

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MiharuShiro [2010-03-30 12:36:16 +0000 UTC]

Ok maybe I'm arriving just A BIT late here but who cares this is wonderful!!!I had to tell it

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Annabelkitty [2010-03-19 21:20:15 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! Just looking at this makes me feel like I am there :]!

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Doween [2010-02-01 03:25:02 +0000 UTC]

I Like it

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