Dreams of the Kingdom [Link x Male!Reader]

Chapter 12 - Sage of Lightning

(Ballad of the Wind Fish - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening; Cover by Aivi Tran and Amaterasu)

This dream was much more relaxing as you felt a warm sea breeze brushing across your face. It was then you realized that you were a seagull in this dream, lazily spinning circles above a small but picturesque island. After the past few dreams with Ganondorf, this was more than a welcome change. Down below you could see this version of Link walking with a cute girl along a beach. You drifted lower to watch.

"You'd be surprised how much washes up on shore here," the girl said, carrying a basket. She picked up a seashell. "Is this one of the shells you're looking for?"

This Link shook his head, pulling out a different shell from his pack.

"Oh, I see, more of a spiral conch kind instead of a cowrie."

You saw one a little further along the beach and swooped down to pick it up, hopping over to offer it to Link. The swordsman beamed, gently taking the shell from you.

"What a nice little guy!" The girl said. She smiled at you, and you decided to let her pet your head before taking flight again. "If I could have one wish... I'd wish to be a seagull. That way I could fly across the sea and sing for everyone..."

You flew off to a seaside village, picking a particularly comfy looking tree to rest in. The sea view and peaceful life here reminded you of something, though you couldn't quite recall.

"Well, well, you're a new one. You oughtn't be here..." You turned to the sound of the voice, only to find an owl, watching sleepily in the nearby tree. Suddenly, you realized your dream body had transformed back into your normal Hylian form.

"Who said that?"

"Who indeed!" The Owl said, flapping its wings. "My goodness, it is rather rude to intrude on someone else's dreams you know."

"Intruding? You're intruding on mine!"

The Owl blinked. "Perhaps so... it is odd, but I wonder what would cause two to dream about the same thing like this."

"You're not making sense."

"It's a dream, it really doesn't have to make sense," The Owl replied, preening its wings. "Her name is Marin by the way. Some people read it as Malin though. You'd do well to remember that."

"Um... thanks?"

"You're welcome. I do wonder though, what brings the Prince of Hyrule here to Koholint even if it is a dream?"

The surprise caught in your throat, but then you realized the pink polka-dotted egg at the top of the mountain certainly did make it seem obvious. "I'm not sure," you finally said. "These dreams have been popping up more and more. To be honest, I'm starting to have trouble telling what's real and what's not."

"Sometimes the line is a bit blurry, isn't it?" The Owl seemed to chortle. "But a smart boy like you ought to figure it out in the end."

"Yeah, but I don't understand why I'm having these dreams in the first place."

The Owl flopped over to a closer branch. "Don't you know the old stories? Don't you know why Hylians have long ears?"

The question was an odd one, but you remembered your mother's stories. "They say it was to hear the whispers of the goddesses on the winds."