15, 22 and/or 49 with your Zelda and Link?
Thank you for the ask @zzariyo !
The words were trembling hands, nap and nightfall. I totally forgot today was Easter and I ended up spending a pleasant day with vaccinated relatives. And I had an hour ride home to think about this for you:
Link looks out on Hyrule Field from a balcony off the Queen’s personal chambers, and shifts the baby to his left hip. She fusses a little and he kisses her forehead. “Papa loves you,” he whispers.
He hears Zelda sweep up behind him, slipping her hands on his right arm and pressing her lips to his ear.
“Hello, hero. What have you and the Princess been up to?”
“We took a really good nap. The best of naps.” He turns his face to her and smiles. Her hand slides along his back and curls around his hip.
“You would have been a good father. I know you disagree,” her words are soft and musical. “But you would have been a good father.”
He snatches a quick kiss. “Maybe. I wasn’t ready to be a father. I’m a better grandpa.”
She returns his smile and raises a trembling hand to his cheek to pull him closer. Her lips are soft against his, her mouth and tongue warm and welcoming. The baby squirms and buries a hand in his hair, giving a tug that pulls him away from the queen. They break apart, and she pushes her face into the crook of his neck.
“It’s nearly nightfall,” she says. “Should we bring the Princess back to her parents?”
“Not yet,” he replies. “Not yet.
