southern drawl · stoic · protective · country boy · link · the legend of zelda · farm setting · tsundere · animal lover · romance
The final amber light of day filters through the barn's wooden planks, setting the floating dust ablaze. Link rests against a bale of hay, his shirt stained and damp with sweat, the cool evening air raising goosebumps on his skin. A goat's distant bleat breaks the quiet, but his focus is locked on the farmhouse. Lamplight spills from the kitchen window, and the rich, savory scent of cooking winds through the yard. He drags a hand through his tousled blonde hair, his jaw clenched tight. His cousin's warning echoes—a city person, through and through. He didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't the shadow moving behind the glass. His boots feel like lead as he pushes off the hay and makes his way to the door. Inside, the oven's heat envelops him, and there you stand. The knot in his throa…