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Zevalink is the poly ship between Link, Zelda and Revali from The Legend of Zelda fandom.
Canon[]
Breath of the Wild[]
Princess Zelda travels to Rito Village where she finds a visibly tired Revali training vigorously to perfect his gale. It does not go well and Revali is blown to the ground. As he chastises himself, he sees Zelda watching him and tells her off that it's rude to eavesdrop. Zelda apologizes and explains that she went to the village and was told that she would find him there. Revali figures that she needs him to fight Calamity Ganon and agrees to be Vah Medoh's pilot, and Zelda thanks him and was about to continue when he interrupts her and summons an updraft again, this time getting it right and he shoots multiple targets in quick succession and after that, he tells her that he knows that he plays in important role in helping a certain knight and adds that if he ever loses his confidence after watching him, she should not go crying to him.
Link, Zelda, and Revali attend the inauguration ceremony with the other Champions with each pilot and Link wearing blue Champions' cloths. After that, they take a break outside and Revali becomes interested in the Sheikah Slate Zelda had and examines it as Zelda explains it uses while still working to uncover its secrets as he passes it to Mipha. The Zora Princess asks Zelda for a favor and Purah then brings the Champions for a photo shoot and gives instructions before snapping the picture, with Daruk pulling everyone in at the last second. Later, Link has a personal ceremony meant to commemorate his promotion as Zelda's knight, but the princess's speech is too depressing, leading the Champions to murmur amongst themselves and commenting on it.
Zelda has an important business with Rito Village's elder, while Link meets with Revali who tries to have a normal conversation with him, but Link remains silent, so Revali showed his gale to him which again got no reaction from him, so he proceeded to brag about his creation of this power as well as his superior skills in archery while going to make a complaint that all of this is being wasted on merely being an assistant to Link due to the very fact that he is chosen to fight Ganon directly only because he had the Master Sword. He then challenges him to a duel and decides the location being on Vah Medoh, which is high up and Revali recalls that Link won't make it to Medoh on his own and flies away while sarcastically wishing him luck. In reality, Revali is frustrated that he is unable to understand what is on Link's mind and the fact that he never responds to him which he finds rude and a waste of time.
Revali isn't the only one with an issue with Link's perpetual silence, as Princess Zelda is initially also not comfortable around Link for the most part and sees him as a reminder of her own failures which she doesn't want. She soon starts avoiding Link more often and when he does show up, she lashes out at him every step of the way, and once took advantage of Gerudo law that forbids males from entering, requiring Link to seek Urbosa's help. Eventually, Link is able to save Zelda from the Yiga Clan, which she then realizes her errors in judgment. She starts to get to know him and learns that his silence is him putting up a strong front in light of a powerful responsibility that he now bears and that cooking food for him gets him to open up more and more. Link also learns that she is under so much pressure to access her sealing magic which she tried all her life since her mother's death, which isn't helped by her strained relationship with her father, and constantly beating herself up when she does not succeed.
Revali and the Champions meet with Link and the princess, who is returning from Mt. Lanayru with the results remaining the same as Revali suspected. It wasn't long before Calamity Ganon returns and everyone heads to their positions, but things take a disastrous turn when Calamity Ganon seizes control of the Guardians and Divine Beasts, resulting in the deaths of Rhoam and the Champions, with Link and Zelda were left to mourn their losses before they head to defend Fort Hateno, overrun with corrupted Guardians and Link is horribly injured and Zelda steps between him and one Guardian which unlocks her power to shut them down while Link collapses and slips into a coma. Zelda briefly cries before the voice in the Master Sword speaks to her, leading her to instruct two Sheikah soldiers to bring Link to the Shrine of Resurrection and prepares for his return before using her power to seal Ganon.
Zelda calls to Link a hundred years later as he is waking up and guides him along the way. He would free the Divine Beasts and reunites with the soul of Revali after destroying Windblight Ganon and restoring control of Vah Medoh for him. After a conversation, Revali tells Link that Zelda has been waiting for a very long time. After getting Vah Medoh into position, Revali admits to himself that even without wings, Link still managed to surpass him. When Link reaches the Sanctum later on, Zelda's power finally breaks which Ganon is able to escape from, but Revali and the Champions open fire to weaken it. When Link defeats Dark Beast Ganon, Zelda breaks free and uses her power to destroy it once and for all.
Fanon[]
Zevalink is a rareship among the fanbase though they do somewhat exist. Fans do note that they do have a complex relationship with one another, and it shows how their problems correlate in different ways. Revali and Princess Zelda both resent Link due to their differences getting in the way; for Revali he believed that with his creation of a move and supreme archery skills should have been enough for him to face Ganon head-on only to be a mere supporter for Link chosen by the Master Sword, leading to envy. For Zelda, Link was already gifted and succeeded from a young age while she still hasn't since she doesn't have anyone left to teach her how to access it and having a poor relationship with her father. Regardless, both of their opinions on him have changed due to Link's acts of selflessness towards them despite their coldness which shows that he does not hold anything against them.
