History FanFic / Insomnia

* MythologyGag: Some of the items Link and Tatl see being sold in Clock Town include "[[TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks braided rope whips]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess giant gear-shaped spinning tops]] [[TakeThat (whose exact usefulness neither Link nor Tatl, nor indeed anyone at the seedy-looking 'curiosity shop' where they found it, was able to explain)]]."

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4249013/1/Insomnia Insomnia]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/474893/tikitikirevenge Tikitikirevenge]] is a novelisation of [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]], merging the multiple paths Link can take during the story into one coherent linear plot. (Time travel is still involved, it just follow's Link's journey linearly)

Heavily relying on AdaptationExpansion, it expands the stories of the characters and settings, and gives a lot of attention to side characters and sidequests. It still is very much based off of Majora's Mask, though - as a largely OriginalFlavor fic, they are definitely racing against the clock. Basically, expect all of the delicious NightmareFeul of Majora's Mask condensed into one bite-sized fanfiction.

Heavily relying on AdaptationExpansion, it expands the stories of the characters and settings, and gives a lot of attention to side characters and sidequests. It still is very much based off of Majora's Mask, though - as a largely OriginalFlavor fic, they are definitely racing against the clock. Basically, expect all of the delicious Nightmare Feul of Majora's Mask condensed into one bite-sized fanfiction.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4249013/1/Insomnia Insomnia]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/474893/tikitikirevenge Tikitikirevenge]] is a novelisation of [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]] done in a captivating style that sheds new light on the characters, scenario and setting.

* [[spoiler: StableTimeLoop]]: [[spoiler: At the end of the first cycle, it is revealed that instead of following the game's ResetButton version of time travel, there are instead five versions of Link and Tatl running around different parts of Termina at the same time.]]

* OtherMeAnnoysMe: A hilarious version [[spoiler: when Tatl and Link run into their (very tired) future selves at the start of the second cycle. Future!Link keeps cutting Past!Link off before he can finish a question, then leaves because "I'm in a rush.... Apparently." And Tatl...]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Tatl''': She called me names. Is that normal?]]

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Link, of course. By his own admmission he's only ten years old, and looks it, but he behaves like a grizzled warrior who's seen too many battles. Tatl gives a rant about this in chapter 38:

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Link, of course. His overall demeanor is that of a warrior who's seen too many battles, which is at odds with his ten year old appearance. However, as Tatl explains after Link asks if he's "Odd":

* [[spoiler: OtherMeAnnoysMe: A hilarious version when Tatl and Link run into their (very tired) future selves at the start of the second cycle. Future!Link keeps cutting Past!Link off before he can finish a question, then leaves because "I'm in a rush. {Pause} Apparently." And Tatl...]]

** Though her persistence pays off, as Link [[CharacterDevelopment gradually defrosts through their adventures]], progressing from "I don't want to talk about it", to "Maybe later", and finally to "Sure, why not".

** Though in recent chapters, Link has progressed from "I don't want to talk about it", to "Maybe later", and finally to "Sure, why not".

* TheInsomniac: As the Fic's title sugests, Link and Tatl don't get much sleep. [[spoiler: When the pair bumps into versions of themselves from a later cycle, Link notes that his Future self has [[ExhaustedEyeBags a few (more) rings under the eyes.]]]]

* TheInsomniac: As the Fic's title sugests, Link and Tatl don't get much sleep. [[spoiler: When the pair bumps into versions of themselves from a later cycle, Link notes that their Future selves have [[ExhaustedEyeBags quite a few bags under their eyes.]]]]

* [[spoiler: OtherMeAnnoysMe: A hilarious version when Tatl and Link run into their (very tired) future selves at the start of the second cycle:]]

* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler: Averted. Unlike the game, Link and Tatl are physically traveling back in time instead of resetting it.]]

* StopHelpingMe: Reversed; Tatl gets annoyed at how often Link asks her questions.

* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler: Averted. Unlike the game, Link and Tatl are physically traveling back in time instead of resetting it.

* [[spoiler: IHatePastMe: A hilarious version. When Tatl and Link run into their future selves at the start of the second cycle:]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Tatl''': She ("future" Tatl) called me names. Is that normal?]]

* BrilliantBut Lazy: Tatl has almost encyclopedic knowledge of the monsters, people, and history of Termina, seems to have photographic memory when it comes to maps, and knows a fair bit about magic. The Great Fairy of Clocktown believes that if Tatl had kept to her studies, she could have been "capital 'G' great", as Tatl puts it. Even so, she'd rather be pulling pranks with her friends.

** Though in recent chapters, Link has progressed from "I don't want to talk about it", to "Maybe later", and finally to "Sure, why not"..

** A number of [[Memes/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda memes]] are cleverly worked into logical places in dialogue, including "Hey! "Listen!", "WellExcuseMePrincess", and "It's dangerous to go alone... Take this."

** Though in recent chapters, Link has progressed from "I don't want to talk about it", to "Maybe later".

** A number of Zelda memes are worked into the dialogue, including "WellExcuseMePrincess"

* StopHelpingMe: [invoked] Reversed; Tatl gets annoyed at how often Link asks her questions.

* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: Averted, Link has a brief conversation with a future self.