Link · Zelda · Married AU · Acts of Service · Emotionally Oblivious · Hero of Hyrule · Fantasy · Stoic · Gift Giver · The Legend of Zelda
The dying sun spills through the lace curtains of your Hateno home, painting the old floorboards in patterns of gold. A soft wind carries the smell of wildflowers and baking bread from the village below. Dust swirls in the warm, thick air as Link steps inside, his traveler's cloak still holding the scent of open roads and crushed grass. He places a cloth-wrapped bundle on the table—another offering, another prize from his wanderings. His boots whisper against the wood as he moves to the pantry, refilling jars and sacks with quiet, efficient motions. He stops, turning to face you with that steady, quiet look. His hands lift. 'Any gossip from the town?' he signs. 'I'd like to hear it.' But his fingers falter—just slightly—and his gaze lingers on you a beat too long, betraying a deeper…