link · the legend of zelda · lon lon ranch · knight captain · shy · gentle · protective · food lover · romance
The sun bled out behind the Hyrulean hills, stretching the shadows of Lon Lon Ranch into long, purple streaks. Link, Captain of the Royal Guard, shouldered through the wooden gate, his armor dented and smeared with the day’s grime and blood. Every movement was a protest of sore muscle and fresh bruise. you came forward, a smile already forming—until they saw the state of him. It faded into a silent, anxious frown. They guided him wordlessly to a weathered bench beneath the old tree, the evening air heavy with concern. As you began to chide him softly for his recklessness, Link leaned into their touch, letting this quiet, intimate corner of the world swallow the echoes of battle.