Me? Hiding From Reality in Literature? Yes.

But he also,

Throws fits when things don't go his way. Not a "I'm a bad bitch" destroying everything-type fit, but tossing a trash can, breaking a screen-type fit.

Cries. A lot.

Pleads. He begs.

Doesn't answer the call to action.

Shows weakness. Being a coward and being fearful are two things he defines himself with.

Doesn't end up with the girl. In fact, that girl isn't even interested and he isn't, either.

Cherishes friendship over a romantic plot or something stereotypically brave like, "I'm going to save Rocky so I can save his world." No, he wants to save his friend, first and foremost.

Squeaks. He squeals. He screams, loudly and very high pitched. He whines. He complains. He physically struggles to open a jar. He's clumsy as hell. He makes some of the least graceful noises one can make.

Is not afraid to be the primitive species lowkey.

Hyrule speaks before he thinks. The nickname ends up sticking.

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“Wild, Bunny, we’re leaving!” They both jumped, whipping around to Hyrule, who now stood by the cave’s entrance, suddenly barren of the oil tarp that had been there not so long ago. The fire had been snuffed out, and the other heroes were gone.

But that wasn’t what Link focussed on. Nor was it for Wild.

“‘Bunny’?”

Hyrule blinked, as if he hadn’t realised he’d said it himself. “What… Oh! I didn’t mean—it kind of just stuck. Sorry, I didn’t mean to call you that. I’m sure it’s weird for you. But, uh… we do need another name for you, other than Link—that gets confusing really quickly, as I’m sure you can imagine.”

Link huffed a laugh and dipped his head. And… if he was honest with himself, the name wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t related to his hero’s title, The Hero of Legend, at all, and it suited this him better than anything else he could think of.

Besides, when he found a way to shift back to a rabbit again, they wouldn’t need to change to Bunny again from anything else they might choose to name him.

Conveying that wordlessly to Hyrule wasn’t easy, but after a few gestures and hand waves, Wild caught on to what he was trying to say. “You don’t mind that name?” Wild asked, to which Link nodded quickly.

Hyrule breathed a sigh of relief. “Okay! That saves us a lot of time thinking up something new. Now, Wild, Bunny—shall we head out before we get left behind?” They nodded and set out together.

I wonder what he and Wild were chatting about before Hyrule called out to them, hmmm.

"And… if he was honest with himself, the name wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t related to his hero’s title, The Hero of Legend, at all, and it suited this him better than anything else he could think of." Aww, that's sweet!! He found a new identity with them that doesn't make him as uncomfortable <3

"Besides, when he found a way to shift back to a rabbit again, they wouldn’t need to change to Bunny again from anything else they might choose to name him." Bunny, what do you mean. Have you discussed this with the others?? Do they know this is your plan??? Because I have a feeling the answer to both of those is a resounding NO. They are not gonna let you shrink yourself back into a rabbit forever to avoid your problems now that they know you're a hylian with thoughts and feelings, my dear boy. It simply will not happen. <( •̀ ᴖ •́ <)

"Conveying that wordlessly to Hyrule wasn’t easy, but after a few gestures and hand waves, Wild caught on to what he was trying to say." Ohh interesting; does he not know sign language? Or does he, and the problem is it that the others don't know that same type due to being from different timelines ( ╹ -╹)?

"And from then on, Link was known as Bunny." yayayay! He will totally see this as a new start and work through some of his problems alongside his newfound family that is very willing to help him, I'm sure.... (¬_¬)

I’m back!! I’m going to be posting snippets as I work through the second half of this fic. Today’s snippet featuring Bunny waking up in his Hylian form again!

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Waking up was one of the most difficult things Link had done. Normally, it wasn’t hard; lately, it had been a struggle to pull himself into the conscious world when all he wanted to do was sleep, whether it be because his body felt heavy and living within his dreamland was easier, or because a part of him hoped he might find himself back on that island. This time was different, like a thick sludge had been poured over him, weighing down his limbs, and his eyelids felt sticky and refused to open without a great deal of effort. For a beat, he wondered if he was sick—could rabbits even get sick? Perhaps it was different for him, since he had the immune system of a Hylian, but Din, he hoped that wasn’t the case.

When he shifted, stretching out stiff arms, he realised what was wrong.

He was no longer a rabbit.

Link stiffened. Flexed fingers he hadn’t used in months and winced with every creak and crack of his joints as they aligned themselves back to how they were meant to be, when they had been shrunken and twisted into rabbit paws for so long now. He couldn’t recall what it was like to hold something, except…

A sword. He had picked up a sword, hadn’t he? While his memory was patchy, he couldn’t forget the gentle voice calling to him, begging for his help. Even with his broken leg, he could not ignore it—he had never been able to ignore a call for help, no matter how exhausted or shattered he felt—and so he had hopped closer, pain easily ignored when the voice grew louder, more desperate.

He had seen a sword. He had seen the towering frame of a monster, its back facing him. And he had seen Sky, someone who had treated him only with kindness, who had played him a soothing song that eased the pain weighing down his heart and helped him drift off when he had felt lost once again. Sky’s gentle face and warm, comforting eyes had been twisted in pain, his skin a deep purple that told Link he would not last much longer. And that monster’s hand—it had been wrapped around Sky’s throat, pressing down to crush. To kill. Link had seen red. He had grabbed the sword and then…

And then…

And then he was here, waking up in his awful, heavy Hylian body when he had made a vow to himself to never return to it.

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Bonus:

“Is he waking up?”

“Maybe. It looks like it, doesn’t it?”

“Stop crowding ‘im! Ye’ll only stress ‘im out when ‘e wakes.”

“What if he’s dangerous?”

THE AFTERMATH OF THE (partial) REVEAL. IT'S HERE.

"lately, it had been a struggle to pull himself into the conscious world when all he wanted to do was sleep, whether it be because his body felt heavy and living within his dreamland was easier, or because a part of him hoped he might find himself back on that island." firstly, same, Link. I feel your struggle. Secondly, lsdflkajslkdjflksa the Koholint callback, my poor boyyy. He'll never be able to sleep again without thinking of her when he wakes up and it makes me want to cry <(; ^ ;<)

"... he realised what was wrong. He was no longer a rabbit." aaaa, it's happeninggggg (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)

"And he had seen Sky, someone who had treated him only with kindness, who had played him a soothing song that eased the pain weighing down his heart and helped him drift off when he had felt lost once again." you want me to cry. That's what this is. GAH i love them DEARLY. LU obsession, I can feel you returning...

"And then he was here, waking up in his awful, heavy Hylian body when he had made a vow to himself to never return to it." Sorry, Link. It's a canon event to break a vow you make on-screen at the start of a story. But awww poor boy (again)--he must be given allll the hugs by Sky and Twi, he MUST ( ᴗ͈_ᴗ͈)

“What if he’s dangerous?” Nooo Wild, c'mon! Give him a chanceee, he's been through enough!

“I’m about tuh be dangerous, cub.” Heck yeah, Twi, get 'im. I love seeing Twilight protective of Legend, it's so sweet <3