You found a heart piece!
Seems like reader is a little too eager to share this with Legend. Poor guy’s all flustered while reader is so openly affectionate to him, they’re practically all over him!!
༓☾ The Chest Is: CLOSED! ☽༓
``You quickly close the chest, eager to get back to the side of your beloved hero. The two of you have been dancing around eachother for a while now and it was about time you started making big moves! Now to see how he'll handle them.``
Relationships: LU! Legend x gn!reader (Romantic) Warnings: Legend's Perspective. Flirty/touchy Reader. Word Count: 700+
This was fine.
“-And where did you get those rings? They’re so pretty!”
“They arent for looks.”
“Well, obviously, but that doesnt stop them from looking amazing on you!”
This was not fine
How could it be fine?!
For whatever reason you had taken upon yourself to be his ‘buddy’ for gathering supplies, which apparently included holding hands and asking a dozen questions that actually seemed to be poorly disguised compliments. Normally, he wouldnt care- able to brush it off and move on- but you have been nothing but…affectionate the last few days and it was growing increasingly hard to seem unbothered. It wasnt anything bad and truthfully he felt his chest puff up everytime you praised him, yet it wasnt exactly helping him with the image he’s been trying to keep up! How can he be the traveler’s cool mentor if you kept flustering him every chance you got?
“They- Ive just found them lying around!” He huffs, looking for the next shop to hide his growing blush. “Nothin special…Okay some of them are special but its not like I went to a jeweler.”
Legend isnt sure when this conversation started but what he did know is that you were wholly focused on his hand, fingers running over the well polished rings with awe. He doesnt know why you were so focused on them.
“Has anyone told you that you have really nice hands?”
Whipping his head to you, he catches that shameless smile on your lips as you dared to trace one of his veins. He hates that his breath catches at the touch. Quickly he pulls his hand away from yours, seeing that smile waver in uncertainty, before wrapping his arm around your shoulders and pulling you into his side. Hands catch themselves on his chest as you stumble, looking at him with a bemused look.
He acts quickly, pushing your head into his shoulder and kept you there with a gentle hand on the back of your head.
“Legend!” You laugh, trying to not trip on your feet as you two continue to walk.
“Nope,” He shushes, feeling his heart drum against his chest. He prayed you didnt hear it. “You’re jailed until you learn to act right.”
One of your hands snakes down his chest and wraps around his waist, it takes everything in him to keep a knee from buckling. He doesnt dare look down at you- knowing not even he could keep up this act for much longer if he saw that stupid smile on your lips again. Gods, he wasnt going to survive this trip..
“Is it wrong to compliment you?” You hum. He can feel the vibrations of your throat against his collar bone. It drives him crazy.
“Thats a loaded question and you know it.” He huffs, hand lowering to rest on your back.
“How?”
Legend is about to scream- he knows you’re feigning ignorance and he knows that you know he’ll take the bait. “Because-! Because you’re doin it in bad faith! Trynna get a damn rise out of me.”
You suddenly stop, catching the boy off guard, and turn to fully look at him. At first he braces for some flirty remark but hes thrown off again when he sees something much softer in your eyes. That hand around his waist moves with your other one, taking his hand in both of yours. Thumbs brush over his rough knuckles, a slow and soft touch that almost had him melting.
“Im not.” You state, not letting him look away. “Everything I’ve said has come from a place of truth- I think you’re one of the most handsome guys I’ve ever met, I think your jewelry enhances that beauty and your skills in battle, I think you have hands that have done many amazing things and that show it.”
Link…Doesnt know what to say to that.
You seem to take his silence as an answer, letting go of his hand with a guilty look. “Im…Im sorry. I didnt mean to make you think I was just playing with you…I can stop if–”
“No!” Link blurts out, grabbing your shoulders.
You pause, blinking at him.
“...No…” He murmurs, lowering his head. “I..You dont have to. I just…Yeah, dont stop. Please..”
Great! He just made a fool of himself. This was just perfected- of course he would! UGH he did not want to-
Lips are pressed to his cheek, startling him back to the moment. He watches as you lean away, smiling that same shameless smile as your eyes gleam with…something hopeful. You take one of his hands off your shoulder and wrap both of yours around it and step back to his side.
“Okay,” You smiled. “Lets get going, pretty boy.”
…This was fine.
2026/05/13
















