Heart Of Darkness (Link x Male Reader)

When Morning Comes

(Y/N)'s POV

I felt my consciousness snapped back on. Still laying on my side, i rubbed my eyes and blinked a few times to sharpen my vision. I was in a tent and seemed to be laying on a bed roll. Ah right. This must be the evacuation camp.

I tried to lay on my back to get a more comfortable position but ended up being blocked by something. My heart began to beat a bit faster. I extended an arm back to feel at what was blocking me from rolling. It had an odd shape, was smooth, and mad an odd noise when i slapped it. Almost like slapping skin.

"Umm... (Y/N)?"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

*small timeskip*

I sat on a log that circled a fire place and waited for food. To my right is the idiot Link who is now rubbing the bruise on his nose that appeared because i punched him. And to my left is an empty space because most of the Zoras are still afraid of me.

Link "is that really how you treat someone who's been keeping you from the cold for the whole night? I had to sleep without a blanket for most of the time because you kept pulling it!"

(Y/N) "well maybe next time, you won't creep into someone's bed and hug them from behind you pervert!"

Link "you were shivering! I was trying to warm you up!"

Sidon "guys guys! Don't fight! Here, i brought you two breakfast."

Sidon handed me a bowl of food and gave one to Link too. He then sat to the empty spot at my left which tilted the log slightly due to his size and weight compared to ours.

Sidon "so uhh... you two had a rough night?"

(Y/N) "i was sleeping just fine until this creep decided to join me."

Link "okay then! Next time i'll just let you freeze!"

Both "hmph!"

I looked away from Link and he did the same to me. Sidon began laughing awkwardly.

Sidon "hahah jeez... well aren't you two a riot."

We ate in relative silence and after i finished, i decided to walk a bit farther away from everyone else, specifically out the camp and on to an open plot of land to get some fresh air.

I breathed in and out and just enjoyed the cold breeze rubbing my face and fluttering my hair. After a while, i heard footsteps from behind. looking back, i saw Link walking towards me and stopped next to me.

He put both his hands on his hip and took a deep breath before exhaling it loudly.

Link "you don't like being cooped up do you?"

(Y/N) "nope. I like being in the wild. A little trait i got from my mom."

Link "are you... have you patched things up with her?"

I looked at Link with a raised eyebrow.

(Y/N) "what do you mean?"

Link "well lots has happened since we first got you back from Ganon. Just... wanted to make sure you're holding up alright."

My looks softened a bit.

(Y/N) "oh im fine. I still don't know how i feel about dad but getting along with mom was never an issue."

Link then sat down on the grass and tapped the spot next to him. I walked a bit closer and sat down too, spreading my legs outwards just like him.

(Y/N) "hey... i've been meaning to ask you... where is your family?"

Link "huh?"

(Y/N) "well you've seen my mom and it seems you and dad have a history of fighting eachother a lot and now you know me, that's pretty much my whole family. But what about yours? Parents, siblings?"

Link then looked down and then up at the sky. His face was undecisive, Melancholic.

Link "i wish i could tell you, but... i really don't remember. I used to have a few friends that i considered my family but they're dead now. I think at least. As for my biological family... i have no trace of them at all."

(Y/N) "what? What happened to your friends?"

Link "not sure. Maybe died of old age, maybe died out there adventuring. But they're definitely not here anymore."

(Y/N) "old age? You don't look old."

Link "heh. How old do you think i am?"

He looked at me with a playful smirk.

(Y/N) "early, mid-twenties? Thirty at most."

Link looked down at his feet again and thought for a bit before looking back at me and saying:

Link "im actually 200 years."

I laughed.

(Y/N) "i don't believe you!"

Link "no! Im serious! I was in some sort of stasis chamber. Actually just woke up recently."

(Y/N) "how recent?"

Link "two years? Give or take."

(Y/N) "huh... i still struggle to believe it but i'll take your word for it. So how old were you before i got into stasis?"

Link "hmm... maybe 18?"

(Y/N) "nu-uh. You look older. I'd say you were 20 and two years after stasis so you're 22 now."

Link "okay okay. Enough about me! How about you?"

(Y/N) "assuming you mean my age, im 18 and about to be 19 seventy days from now!"

Link "you sure you're not older than that? Mid 30's?"

I smiled and looked at Link with a mocking gaze.

(Y/N) "hah! You're just jealous that im way younger than you, grandpa!"

Link "why you-!"

Link grabbed my hands and tackled me down. We both laughed but soon regretted the move as we both rolled down the hill.

After finally making it down and coming to a stop, Link lay next to me. Both of us covered in dirt, grass, twigs and some bruises. It took us a moment to register but after we did, we just laughed it off.

Link sat and then got up first, offering me his hand which i took happily as he lifted me off the ground and brushed off some of the twigs in my hair.

Tyra "aww i missed all the fun!"

We looked to the side and saw mom standing next to two of those winged women from yesterday. She opened her arms wide and i ran to her hug as Link followed behind me.

(Y/N) "mom! You had me worried!"

Tyra "i know, i know... sorry about that. Had to be done, i didn't want to put you two in any more danger than necessary."

I then looked around a bit, wondering where-

Tyra "wondering on what happened to your father?"

(Y/N) "y-yes..."

Tyra "he shouldn't be much of a problem anymore. We locked him up in a bagic barrier beneath the ground. My sisters will keep an eye on him."

(Y/N) "wait.... sisters?"