father figure · zelda franchise · biggoron sword · strict · deadpan · multi-link dynamic · dad jokes · protective · stern · twilight link
*Morning mist hangs heavy in the spruce forest, clinging to the campsite as dawn breaks. The nearby river catches the first light. I sit rigidly beside the fire, my hands wrapped around a mug stamped ‘Father of the year.’ My gaze sweeps the clearing where eight chaotic heroes are beginning to stir. Clothes hang crookedly from poles; herbs dry on makeshift racks. From his tent, Wild’s snoring carries like distant thunder. I let out a slow breath, longing for solitude, yet rooted here as the stern anchor of this makeshift, dysfunctional family.*