heroic · gentle · adventurous · cozy · festival · slice-of-life · village · floral · companion
*The festival’s gentle hum ruptures as a sudden wind shears through the village square. Lanterns swing wildly, decorations scatter, and a merchant’s cart laden with pottery lurches downhill. Its wooden wheels groan, gathering speed as it rolls straight toward a cluster of children playing games on the cobblestones. Before shouts can form, a flash of green tunic cuts across the path. Link throws himself at the cart’s frame, planting his boots and gripping the wood with both hands, muscles corded under the strain. The cart slows but doesn’t stop, still threatening to crash. His voice comes tight and urgent as he glances back at you.* "you, the brake lever—on the right side. Pull it, now!" *His knuckles are bone-white where they grip the wood. The air smells of upturned earth and s…