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Uhhh
So🧍♂️
I'm back after centuries of decomposing and I've gotten a new idea
And you guessed it
It's about Legend
I don't have much to say
I've been busy with school and all, and it's been months since I wrote, so this could be really bad
So let's just start
Prompt:
The Chain & You are staying at Lon Lon Ranch for a few days to rest. But you got sick on the way here. Mistakes were made, comfort ensued.
Notes:
Nb!reader | Grumpy Leg | just some cute comfy fluff
Also mentions of puke and other icky stuff
Not proofread btw (and never will be cuz I ain't readin all that again)
The sun was high up in the sky, the warm rays of light setting everything into a calm environment. Malon was cooking up some delicious lunch while the Links were outside doing some farm work, enjoying the sun and the refreshing wind of the late morning.
It was a peaceful day for all of the Chain, for once.
Well, for almost everyone.
You were stuck in the living room, wrapped tightly in a blanket, accompanied by an old musty bucket at your feet.
You had gotten sick just before your arrival, puking right at Legend's feet, which for the record, made him avoid you even more now.
You had only felt that sick once just now, and Legend was unfortunate enough to be right in front of you.
"I'm not risking to have more of their dinner remains on my shoes!"
As Legend phrased it to the others, refusing to get close to you in a 5 meter radius until you were perfectly up and running again.
You felt better now, but he was still as stubborn as a mule. It was incredible to watch.
Warriors was one of the first to be done with his work, as usual. So he decided to give you some company until lunch was ready.
You had only noticed him after the couch gave in slightly under his weight.
"How's it going? Feeling better?"
Wars tries to shoot up a conversation as he's stripping his armor off for the day. You still don't get why he's wearing it while working on a ranch, with no monsters ever in sight.
You gave a meekly "yeah" as your response, which didn't make his mood any better.
Just as the conversation was about to turn awkward, Twilight and Time had walked in to join the waiting progress, conversing casually before heading over to check on me.
"Ya' good, kid?"
Twilight asked as he leaned over the back of the couch to talk face-to-face, still with his usual country boy accent.
After saying the same reply over and over again to everyone entering in the living room, it was lunch time.
Legend had arrived late, only walking in as the infamous pumpkin soup was being served. But no one bat an eye, since everyone could trust him to be the responsible one out of the younger bunch.
All went quiet after everyone greeted Legend at the table, with only very few of Legend's responses served to his travel companions.
All 10 9 of them were all over you. Even if you told them you were doing fine, they would see it as the apocalypse.
The ranch finally started to settle down, each having their free time to spend with either other members, or being on their own on the ranch on in town.
The sky was quick to turn dark, with a clear night sky as the first stars were appearing just now. You could only sit and watch out of the window as the moon shone over this era of Hyrule. It was fascinating how every era looked uniquely different from each other, but the sky always stayed the same, unaffected by the wars and disasters that stuck Hyrule over the centuries.
Aftera short walk on the ranch and being called inside again by Malon to 'rest', you sat back down on the couch, the couch already remembering the spot on the cushions where you had sat all day.
You had planned to sleep on the couch and maybe get some more alone time rather than share a room.
It was great staying with the Chain, really. But sometimes, enough is enough.
The couch moved as someone put their weight on it. You look over, and right next to you was Legend, staring forward like a statue.
It left you puzzled as to why he sat there so suddenly. Maybe he was the one person who knew you weren't sick anymore? It would only make sense, it's Legend after all.
"... alright?"
You could barely make out what we're the first words he said, but you understood his message.
"Yeah. I'm better."
You thought that was it with the daily interactions between you two, but he didn't move, nor did he say anything else.
It wasn't hard for you to read people, and you could certainly sense that something was up...
You both sit there in an awkward silence, listening to the chirps from various bugs outside. But the silence was quite comfortable.
"Sorry.."
Came a mutter from the hero, which was the last thing you'd expect to hear, and from him of all people. Was he apologizing for something for once? But it did feel like he really meant it, which made you feel somewhat better about ruining his boots a few hours ago.
Nonetheless, you were stunned as you tried to come up with a good answer.
"It's nothing. You dont have to apologize." Was the only thing you would come up with, which only set him back to his unapologetic state.
After yet another session of unbreakable silence, Legend grabbed the unoccupied blanket that was draped over his side of the couch. He got comfortable and laid down, probably not in the mood to sleep with the others either, which wasn't uncommon.
...
"Do you mind?"
He eventually breaks the silence, cause you were sitting too close to him, so he was unable to get his legs up properly.
"Right, sorry."
Was your only response as you moved to the end of the couch. With a soft sigh, Legend got comfortable and closed his eyes to finally rest.
Now your space was taken up, and neither of you wanted to get up and sleep in the same room as the other Links.
So now you tried to think of a solution, eventually laying on your side and trying to squeeze onto the couch with him, facing away from each other to avoid any uncomfortable situation.
You could feel him stir a little to make space, but he clearly wasn't happy about sharing.
The space was too cramped for you to sleep comfortably, but you didn't want to move, even if you had no choice.
So against your will, you got up from the couch and immediately laid down again, now spread out on the carpet right by Legend's feet with a blanket and pillow taken with you to the floor to sleep with.
It wasn't even a minute before someone broke the silence.
"Get up."
The hero that had taken up the couch was now up again, not at all pleased to see you sleeping on the floor like a peasant.
"I'm fine."
You wanted to stay stubborn and let him sleep. But you could only watch as Legend got up from his spot and grabbed your wrists, pulling you frim the carpet right to your feet and almost giving you another nausea attack.
You wanted to protest, but he didn't bother to give you a chance to speak.
"Don't you dare do that when there's clearly space. Ya hear me?"
You could only nod as he plopped you down, obeying him without second thought as you lay down for the third time in one night.
"But I don't want you to sleep on the floor."
It's like you read his mind, since he stopped right in his tracks as he was about to settle down at your feet.
"I can handle it."
"So can I."
"No, you–"
"You know I can."
After a quick round of back and forth, you convinced him to not sleep on the old ragged carpet of the living room. But what now?
You could almost see the gears turning in is head. But he eventually came up with something, which was by far, the dumbest thing he's ever done, and something that he will probably regret forever.
"Move over."
He tried to make this quick and easy, and you only followed his command as he pushed you a hit to squeeze in behind you, now between you and the couch.
Being the nice person you are, you gave him some of your blanket, and he surprisingly accepted.
It was an awkward situation, with Legend pressed against your back in dead silence, squeezed together to avoid falling onto the well-aged carpet in the middle of the night.
At first I was hard to even keep your eyes closed, but exhaustion slowly took over as your eyes started to droop.
But something ripped you out of your peace that made your heart speed up.
The veteran had draped his arm over you, holding you close as you could feel his breath on the back of your neck. It was heavy and calm, which meant sleep probably took him earlier than you.
But you knew he was a light sleeper, so without any resistance, you held onto his arm before exhaustion finally took you into a deep sleep.
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You thought you had rested well, but turns out it was still way too early, since the sun wasn't even up yet.
And you weren't the first to notice, since Legend's arm was gone from your hold, but he was still there, probably trying to keep some distance between your bodies.
You couldn't resist the temptation anymore, imagining his drowsy eyes and his hair all over the place. You shifted your body carefully, slowly turning over to face him.
He was already observing you from the moment he was awake, but there was another awkward stare between you two.
And man.
He looked even better than you imagined.
Everything about him looked more appealing than ever. Or maybe you didn't notice until getting so close to him.
...
"Morning."
You attempt to break the silence of the early morning, wanting to stay on good terms with him.
"Morning."
He replied the same way. He never was much of a talker in the morning, and you didn't mind it.
It felt strange comforting to lay there with him. It warms your heart at just how nice he could be.
But you didn't expect him to do such a bold move.
He was now huddled up to you again, this time with his face buried in your chest. You could see his blush reaching all the way up to his long pointy ears, and my god was he cute.
The comforting space you created only got better as he seemed to relax against you, with your hand now placed on his back to keep him there.
"Hey?"
You tried to get his attention, which succeeded as he looked up at you, his face still flushed a reddish color.
"Is it okay if I rant a little?"
Legend agreed without much interest, bringing you forth to start rambling mindlessly to him. It was almost therapeutic having someone to talk to. And it seemed like he really didn't mind, just wanting to hold onto you.
It's kind of funny, how the one hero that is always so tense is cuddling with you at this moment.
Both of you lay there in silence for a long time, almost falling asleep again from the little comfort bubble you've created.
Legend's face was burried in your chest as you traced some nonsensical patterns on his back.
But then both of you started hearing the creaking footsteps coming from the guests room, where the other heroes are situated.
Before you could even say something to alert Legend, he sprung up from the couch, almost tumbling over you as he got up.
He was up just in time, as Time and Warriors entered the living room area.
"Morning. Where were you two even? I didn't see you at all."
Warriors mentioned as he walked over, just being curious.
"I slept on the floor while [Name] was on the couch."
Legend lied right in his face, but you could understand that he didn't want to be seen cuddling with anyone.
"Protecting the ladies, are we?"
Warriors started teasing again, which immediately broke out into a bickering fight.
But Time was watching this conversation with a big smirk before stopping them from causing any accidents.
Time had come to the kitchen at night to get some water. And on the way there, he spotted the two of you huddled up together.
But your secret is safe with him.
It's not as bad as I thought it would be, and that's wonderful👍
Now that the children have been fed, I must dissapear for another 3 months.
Peace✌️
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