#bravelink

                             🌸  ┊ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑      for    𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌    @bravelink​       

        ❝  i apologies for intruding on your time, but i could not help but admire your horse, she has a beautiful coat and i can she is well cared for.  ❞    she paused before giving the man a smile before turning her attention back to her own steed and adjusting his saddle to take on the weight of her bow case.

“And last but certainly not least, a present for you, child.”

The brunette’s face lit up as she was handed the carefully packaged gift topped with a shimmery bow. Gentle with her movements, Zelda started by removing the bow before beginning on the wrapping, soon opening a wooden box to reveal a nutcracker tucked away with the utmost care and precise packaging. The sight of the object pulled a gasp from lips painted a sugar plum purple, eyes glittering as she allowed the tips of her fingers to delicately run along the polished wood of the nutcracker.

The nutcracker itself depicted a prince dressed in shades of green with knee high boots and a pearlescent sword. His honey blonde head was adorned with a crown of metallic gold, candy cane red, and small gems that tied perfectly into the accents of his outfit. Then there was the stormy blue eyes and exaggerated mustache, with a velvet cloak to tie the look together. Even as she admired the beauty of the figurine, she could not help but to be astonished by its familiarity — the prince reminded her so much of the one skillfully drawn in her storybook, her favorite fairy tale since she was a young girl, with the exception of the thick caramel mustache that was painted on its face.

“He is beautiful,” the maiden remarked, mustering all her willpower to pry her eyes from the figure so she could look up at her great uncle, thanking him for the gift she’d received. This nutcracker was a present she would cherish for the rest of her days, her focus soon shifting back to the nutcracker as she gingerly removed it from the box, turning it in her hands so she could admire all the smaller (yet intricate) details.

The festivities and merriment continued throughout the evening, carols sang, pastries shared, mead passed around, and a series of games to keep all engaged. Once all had their share of food and fun, the family had retired to their respective bedchambers for the evening in search of a good night’s rest, but Zelda found sleep impossible. Too excited about the nutcracker, she’d quietly slipped downstairs to sit in front of the fireplace and further admire the wooden model.

It was only once she’d held the figure in her arms that sleep finally beckoned to her, the Hylian girl falling asleep on the chaise in the comfort of the warm fire.

It was the combination of the clock striking midnight and feeling something scurry past her feet that awakened Zelda, vision shifting in and out of focus as she attempted to blink back the sleep. Rolling onto her side, the maiden found her nutcracker was gone, panic clutching at her chest as she quickly sat up, wondering if she’d accidentally dropped it while she was asleep (and her heart nearly sunk at the thought). 

Sliding to the floor, the brunette crouched onto her hands and knees, peering below the chaise to see if the figurine had somehow rolled beneath it. With wooden carving nowhere in sight, her attention shifted at the sight of movement in her peripheral, trailing to the silhouettes that scattered beneath the Christmas tree.

Rising to her feet, she moved in search of whatever had caused the movement, but her attention was suddenly captured by the sight of her nutcracker beneath a chair on the opposite side of the room.

If the means by which he’d gotten there was not alarming enough, seeing the wooden figurine running was more than enough to earn a loud gasp and cause Zelda to fall back a step.

give me your blorbos! / accepting / @bravelink

YES, yes, absolutely!! grasshopper tagging along with twi and co. and developing found family in the form of brothers makes me so soft! 🥺🥺 i am also admittedly a huge sucker for zelink, so any flavour of it that you're up for would be very appreciated!! i am eyeing a queerplatonic endgame at least ( listen....triforce trio being soulmates in the literal sense has me wanting to Do Something with that okay aslfkjfj ), though if you're down for something romantic, i'd be very happy to plot and develop that too ♡

The hand on his shoulder drew his eyes away from the Castle to the older hero's face. The Castle in the distance had been haunting him for months--an ominous presence on the distant horizon, taunting him with what he knew was inside, a promise and a threat of what he would one day have to do. And Link didn't have an excuse any longer to wait. The Four Divine Beasts had been freed of Calamity's touch and he reclaimed the Sword that Seals the Darkness from the base of the Deku Tree. But still he was afraid, breath strangling in his throat when he thought of needing to fight this foe again.

He'd already failed before, what was to say he wouldn't fail again?

But the older Hero spoke, drawing Link out of his thoughts with a gentle touch to his cheek and reassuring words. His knees felt weak, the kind gesture given by someone he trusted meaning more than the words alone. This wasn't just some villager who had faith in him or even Impa or another one of the Sheikah that had been there. This was another Hero, this was his friend who had been with him and guided him.

Leaning his head into the touch, he reached up with his hand, holding the Hero's hand in place over his cheek. And the words themselves weren't so simple despite being so brief. He'd done well! The other Hero thought he did well! Despite everything. Shion's lip wobbled a moment, eyes overfull as a strangled gasp escaped his mouth. He couldn't cry. Not yet. Not when there was still the Calamity to defeat.

sCREECHES INTO MY HANDS

“At least with me you aren’t having to turn around and crane your neck up to see someone ridiculously tall behind you. That would be much more impressive than an inch.”

“ You are supposed to milk goats right? Even weird looking ones like yours? ”