Inevitable future ࣪.⋆ ♡
⋆ ࣪. ℙ𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 ≫ Link/Reader
⋆ ࣪. ℙ𝕝𝕠𝕥 ≫ Link finds you in the worst way he could've had
⋆ ࣪. 𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 ≫ angst!, death is heavily implied, descriptions of mild gore/violence, blood, brief mentiond of reader with self-image issues, not proofread!
⋆ ࣪. 𝔸/ℕ ≫ I wrote this with BOTW/TOTK Link in mind but again, you can imagine whoever Link is your fav!
⋆ ࣪. 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 ≫ 3.314
"Link stop"
Your pained words ringed through his slightly bleeding ears, the grip he had on his sword intensifying.
He felt as if his head was going to explode, veins pumping furiously around his brain. His skin was sweaty too, trying to regulate the temperature of his warm body. A dificult task thanks to his lively and irregular breathing and of course, his anxious thoughts.
Your hand fell on his shoulder as he felt the dew surfacing the grass bellow him, soaking lightly his clothed knee. His whole body was on fire, lungs screaming for air and his scraped hands begged him not use them anymore tonight.
But he didn't want to lose you either.
Your worn out clothes and the cut you had on your arm begged him to do something about it too. He felt so guilty at the sight of you hurt and exhausted, he should've heard your yells before, he should've came sooner.
And now that he was thinking about you, he saw your lips moving again, the same worried frown rested on your brows. What were you saying again...?
"Link, please don't do this"
Right, he had expected you to say something like that, but he didn't listen to you. You always did that, he thought, putting other people's lifes on top of your own one.
But putting aside his own fierce mindset, you were worried sick about him, his torn off tunic and his dirtied up boots only boosting up your concerns. His stubborn demeanor sometimes pissed you off, he had to get what he wanted, more in situations like the one you were in right now.
But he wasn't other people, he was your friend, your best one.
He had almost spent his whole life protecting and saving people, but you were above those random travelers or villagers. Why wouldn't he help you out?
Well, maybe you were the stubborn one, maybe after all the things you had done to help other people, maybe you did deserve some help too.
But you were fine on your own, fine until a big, strong and not so friendly Lynel had crossed your path.
"Please"
"Fuck"
Your muttered out cuss only alerted the wild Lynel more, his head perking up to where you were hiding.
His slow but confident, powerful steps inched closer and closer and you didn't need to look at him to know that he was just mere meters from the tree you were hidden in.
You questioned yourself what were you more scared of, it's face and strong horse features or it's steps. Anxiety bubbled up inside your stomach, proliferating to your legs and arms, keeping them in place. You didn't know were it was right now, but you surely knew that if you took a glance, you wouldn't be able to tell others what had happened.
You also could hear the metal clanking sound of the shield it was carrying around, or maybe it was a bow. A girl from the zora domain always talked to you about the Lynels and how she needed to scare off her brothers before they did anything stupid. She told you that they always had a big bow resting on their backs, they weren't only good when they kept distance from enemies, they were fast and really strong in close encounters too.
After that talk you had figured out that you didn't want to ever see or hear a Lynel near you.
But today must be your worst lucky day.
It was so close you could hear it's breath, it's nose sniffling and searching for anything strange. Your heart almost beat off your chest when you saw it's big hairy hand from the corner of your eye.
That's it, I'm going to die.
You pictured yourself in every way it could've ended your life, grabbing you by your throat and tearing you apart with it's hands, using one his his enormous arrows, stepping on you...
Then. . . Silence
The sound of the quiet rivulet in front of you mixed with your laboured breathing was the only thing that you could hear right now.
Strangely you thought about how calm the night was today, the shiny and shy fireflies flew around the valley in front of you. The breeze hitting the rocks on the mountain next to you, creating a curious sound.
You had always loved nights in Hyrule, you loved when you and your mother walked around and watched the fishes under the moonlight on the pond in front of your house. You loved your mother and all the stuff she had taught you.
Then she would tuck you inside your warm and cozy bed after a long cold day, warming up your feet with her hands. She would always tell you a different story every night before a kiss was planted on your forehead with a sweet smile.
Why were you thinking about your mother?
You read that people's lasts thoughts before dying were related to their family, friends, lovers or pets too.
Maybe you were going to die after all.
But you haven't said goodbye to Link, you haven't invited him to a homemade meal like you promised to after he had cooked you dinner a few days ago.
You haven't told him to be careful like you always did before he stepped outside of your door.
Maybe you shouldn't have followed your insticts, stopping dead on your tracks when you heard it's characteristic stride. But you didn't, and by your stupid past decisions you were here now, trapped without any posible escape that didn't involve your death.
The grip you had on your bow had tightened, the hand you previosly saw being harshly replaced by some furious, red eyes.
You were caught.
Your legs didn't budge and theirs didn't too, at least not when he didn't spot the weapons you had. You saw him back away, a long sigh you were forcing not to let out of your mouth finally sliping off your chest.
Relief washed all over your body, carefully taking away all the stress from the prior situation.
But the warm waterfall lasted just a few seconds.
The canopy fell almost in slow motion in front of you, the violent air blast passed through your head and into the cold rivulet. You froze on spot once again, you saw the tree sliced in half in front of you.
Had whatever weapon he used, sliced a whole trunk of a tree?
You had no doubts he could, and ceirtainly would, slice your head off in an instant. Your heart was weirdly calm, your hands weren't shaking either, almost as if you were ready for your terrible end.
Your mind pictured him, his hands caressing your bow with grace as he taught you, he had strong hands. Your eyes couldn't leave his fingers, the thought of how skilled they were passed through your tired brain.
A scream finally ripped from your throat, little blue sparrows flying off in front of your feet.
Shit.
Your body was moving without the intervention of your anxious brain, rolling to your right side you managed to dodge his furious attack.
The moon rested heavily behind him, so big you thought it might have fallen from the starry sky.
Whiteish fur mixed with angry purple stripes, it's exotic form welcoming you to the dangerous nights of Hyrule. Red eyes staring almost confusedly at you, trying to read your next move.
. . .
"Hey!"
A splash of cold water awoke you from your daydreams, you flinched on spot before turning to the michevious smirk that was staring at you.
The water calmly soothed your legs, too cold to submerge the rest of your body yet. Stripped down to your underwear you had pleaded to Link to let you swim on a beautiful lake topped with a gorgerous waterfall, to console your body from all the movement it had done today.
But of course he was there to mess up your relaxation.
Sun kissed skin and soaked piercings hid the waterfall from your eyes, standing tall in front of you.
"Stop"
His lifted arms revealed his intentions, slowly approaching your dry and comfortable skin. Backing up as much as you could, your pleading face didn't break down his playful one.
You turned your head to see if you were going to bump into a rock, admiring the trees that surrounded the semi-hidden paradise.
That was your terrible mistake.
Two strong arms wrapped themselves around your waist, lifting you up until your face was met with his back, thighs resting on his chest. His colder and wet skin made you shiver, trying to squirm your way out of his grasp.
But of course he was stronger and faster than you.
"Lin-!"
Your yelp died down, drowned by the water as threw himself into it again, this time with your pleasant company. You slid off his grasp, ending up bellow him.
His hands rested on your biceps, your torso floating beside his own one. Your own hands held his nape and his shoulder for dear life, taking a big, choked out breath.
"You're a jerk"
A chuckle escaped his lips and as if someone had punched you with a knucle full of reality, you took in the state you two were in right now.
His sleepy muscular frame held your body close to his, teeth flashing as he chuckled.
He was shirtless.
You had seen him plenty of times in that state, normally his Gerudo vests left little to imagination when he showed them off to you.
And you actually found that really cute about him, he liked showing you whatever he had bought that day, from gorgerous opal earings to fierce armours.
But this time it felt different.
The warmth he naturally emited from his body warming you up from the cold water, both of you soaked and making skin to skin contact.
You needed to get out of there or you were going to explode.
But you were too comfy on his arms, unconciously leaning further into him. You noticed the little red hues on his cheeks, matching yours perfectly.
Maybe you could rest there for a few more minutes, just some silly quick minutes.
. . .
You missed that warmth, a warmth that could lasts for days on your skin, almost as if your mind didn't want to let go of the comfort.
Comfort you seeked on cold nights like this, rushed steps towards his house, curious eyes trying to adjust to the dimness of the night. Your breath fanned on his window, knees a bit scraped as you had just climbed his hard wall.
He was about to go to bed as the good, young man that cared about his health he was. But your knock on the glass inturrumpted his routine.
His senses were highened again and he quickly tried to figure out if someone had broken in. But when he saw your face on his window he nearly had a heart attack.
"Hey"
You whispered out as he opened the window, your smile never failing to melt down his limbs, all the stress he had acumulated inside him fading away just by your sight.
"I can't sleep"
Just as he had thought.
"And I see you're not asleep yet so..."
He was indeed half asleep.
But he fought his urges to fall right on your knees to sleep, you were way more interesting than whatever dreams he had waiting for him that night.
"Do you wanna go for a walk?"
And that's how he ended up with you by his side tonight, his sword resting heavily on his back just in case something happened.
Cold, muted grass bellow your feet, the air striking nicely through your hair all the way down to your feet.
You needed to feel alive again, the silence of the night consumed you.
You loved the loud echo of your shoes compared to the serene demeanour of your surroundings. It was almost as if the world changed when the sun dissapeared, new animals that were too shy to come out, flowers that only bloomed when it was dark.
You loved all of those little Hyrule things.
But on top of all of them, you loved him.
Those words seemed to have lost their potential by all the times you had repeated them inside your head, but they were true.
He was your hero, your shoulder to lean on whenever you wanted, a puppy that loved when you let him place his head on your lap, your personal knight.
You adored the dexterity he had with his multiple weapons, his easiness to use whatever his eyes had landed on to fight and end up victorious. His bow, his abilities were incredible to watch.
"Look"
Your muttered words almost weren't percieved by his ears, but his training didn't betray him.
"They're gorgerous"
His eyes then saw what you were chit chatting about, his pupils immediately shrinking slightly by it's lighting.
A blupee was jumping around some fireflies, the whole scene causing a disrupt of the natural darkness. But it looked so volputeous, you were thankful you weren't sleepy that night.
Well, he thought so too but after a while he felt something getting heavier on his shoulder.
Your face was crushed by his shoulder and your legs had gave up from your squatted position. But before your head could make contact with the floor, he stopped the movement with his palm placed on your forehead.
You had fallen deeply on top of him.
Soon his legs gave up too, afraid to move too much but not enough to sit appropriately. He relaxed to the sound of the quiet hops and your silent snores.
Your lightened face whenever you saw the smallest things were his will to live, to fight for Hyrule.
He liked your nose, the way it would scrunch up whenever you had smelt something you didn't like. He liked your cheeks too, maybe that was the reason he liked to tease you, waiting impatiently for them to turn red.
He loved what your eyes didn't.
He didn't understand much things about the world he was standing on, but on top of all of them, he didn't understand the way you viewed yourself in the mirror.
How could a human being, so gorgerous like you, disregard such beautiful features?
He often found yourself covering your smile when you laughed and was mad he couldn't see your cute teeth. Or whenever you tried to hide your body from other's eyes, he was absolutely clueless why you did so.
"You idiot"
Unfortunately, your sweet voice was wasted away with those nasty words. His head hurt, everything hurt.
He first saw your rosy cheeks and then your glossy eyes and although he felt guilty he had made you cry, he felt more guilty for finding that look on your face absolutely stunning.
His body enveloped itself with pain once again and he asked himself if he had passed out on top of you. Maybe that was the reason your pretty lips were quivering as you looked at him.
Your softness narcotized him back to sleep, but your pained voice kept him from doing so. His head felt warmer than the rest of his body and when he looked around, you were there, holding his head so tenderly he thought he had died right there.
The rest of his body was soaked up by the night grass, your knees touching his left tricep.
He then flashed back to what had happened, your worn out body ready to be squashed by a huge broadsword. But his shield was there to take the hit instead, his heart dropping down to his feet when he saw the blood on your face.
His mind wouldn't stop tormenting him about how he should've been there sooner, he was angry both at you and at himself. How could you risk your life like that?! What if he wasn't there that evening?
He couldn't bring himself into thinking further about that horrible topic, he was happy he had saved you from that stupid lion-looking monster.
"Don't you dare passing away on me again"
He smiled, the most truthful smile you had ever seen on a man's face. His skin was dirtied up, his calloused hands rested almost sinfully on top of the pure grass.
And yet you didn't seem to care about it all.
He could be covered in mud, dirt or whatever he had fallen on that day you were still going to happily hold him in your arms for as long as you both pleased.
Your love for him could break walls, thick tension in the air whenever you hugged him, held his hand.
Your fingers found his cheekbone, pressing his face so it was pressed on your stomach as you let some few bitter drops fall from your eyes.
You were too scared you could've lost him today, die without telling him how much love you had waiting for him with open arms.
Yet it was the most beautiful scenario you could've wished for.
The fear of loss, you weren't going to sit on that grass like you were now ever again.
Even the goddess was jealous of you, the way you lived like it would be your last day breathing, loving.
How you fought, spending your days with the anxiety of nostalgia and the inevitable future.
Your passion, love, living your life at it's fullness.
You then found yourself with your head on his chest, listening to his slowed down heart. It should have calmed you down, but it only made the bubbling sensation inside your guts grow.
Your hands were on fire, veins still pumping furiously thanks to the attack from earlier. But you didn't care, streams of salty water slid down your cheeks, hiccuping on his chest with no reason to.
He was alive, breathing.
However, you didn't seem to stop, the more you thought about him, the more you let yourself fall appart on his chest.
"I'm fine"
His voice was deep, months had passed since the last time you had heard it. His palm soothed your back and that only made your whimpers louder.
You were probably one of the few people he let himself talk freely with, that made your heart shrink hard. But the reason why he couldn't talk with anybody made your heart nearly explode.
He was expected not to feel.
He couldn't let himself slip out a scared gasp, what would Hyrule think about a scared hero?
Let alone crack a smile, Hyrule wouldn't want some dumb, crackhead as a saviour right?
He was so used to it that he barely even talked to you, it would be disrespectful. And, Hylia, how you missed his voice. You would pay a thousand rupees only to get him to talk to you, soothe you with his honeyed tone.
Such a pretty mouth that was wasted away by his strict norms.
"You'll be alright, I swear"
Your puffy eyes looked at his half lidded ones before both of your hands brought his attention to you.
"I'm going to run you a hot bath, you'll be alright"
You continued talking, trying to calm him down but in reality you were trying to soothe your own nerves.
When death took your hand, you would held him with your other one. Promising you would find him in every life time.
"Please stay with me"
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