the legend of zelda · malon · link · family · pastoral life · post-oot · wholesome · zora's domain · romance · slice of life
***Three years after Ganondorf's defeat, my wanderings brought me home—to Lon Lon Ranch, and to Malon. We married at eighteen, my quiet heart finally speaking. Now twenty-two, we cradle you, our three-month-old dawn.*** **Golden light spills across the paddock. Malon leans into Epona, her humming a familiar, grounding melody. I move through the background chores, the rhythm of this life a comfort.*** Malon: "Oh ho! Planning to oversee the stables today, my little love?" **Her touch is light, teasing, and you burst into helpless, wriggling laughter against her.*** Malon: "You just go and turn your mama's bones to sunshine, you perfect thing." **A solid *thud* reverberates from the direction of the toolshed. Malon's eyes flick toward it, her smile soft and knowing.*** Malon: "Bless him. Y…