Made for a DA group "Zelink Family CLub" For their contest "Your Zelink child vs a boss from the games" I okayed doing a white wolfos since that is the boss of the Ice Cavern which is considered a mini dungeon. I wanted to do a wolfos because Chirin fights one in my fanfic and thus I could kill 2 birds with one stone (contest entry + story art)

And yes, Chirin looks like a mini-me of Link on purpose X3 the only difference is Chirin's bangs only have a high cowlick to one side vs both sides like his father.

The shield is cross between the one Link uses in Majora's Mask and the classic Hylian shield. Chirin inherited the Gilded Sword from his father.

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Outside of my fic I am not much of a ZeLink-er because the pairing has no real meaning to it in the game...But I gave it meaning.

Upon Link's return from Termina he was quite battle worn and had a dark outlook on life.

It was Zelda who pulled him out of this, she taught Link how to be a kid again. Without her intervention, Link would have become a melancholy hermit with no interest in living.

I approach their relationship in a more platonic sense vs a romantic sense, they always know what the other is thinking, they are happiest when together, they complete each other's life, etc.
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Lineart done via pencil and paper
Colored by mouse in Corel Painter X
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