Post-BOTW/pre-TOTK Hateno house headcanons:
Zelda falls in love with the house. It needs work, but it has a homely feeling that she loves
She also loves that it's small, unlike the castle, and she doesn't have to be surrounded by nobles, guards, maids etc.
She cries when she sees the picture with all the Champions. Link tells her he can remove it if she wants, but she actually loves having that memory there, so it stays
They decide to return the Champions' weapons to their people
On their tour to return them, Zelda takes pictures of people they encounter and landscapes she loves, which she later hangs in the house
They encounter a golden horse near Taobab Grassland that starts following Zelda around after she gives him an apple. She takes a picture of him to hang in the house (and keeps the horse because she found him cute and he isn't tied to her past royal life)
Once they make it to Tarrey Town, Zelda asks Hudson if he could build them some furniture. Duh
By the time they arrive in Hateno they have so much stuff to decorate the house: pots, Hudson's furniture, fabric...
Zelda spends a week arranging and rearranging everything. Link helps her, of course
After the decoration is done, Zelda ends up being so tired she sleeps for 12hrs straight
While she sleeps, Link goes for a morning walk and gets her some pretty flowers he found on the way
Zelda loves them and puts them in a vase on their table
Link retrieves all her clothes and books that survived the Calamity
And that's how Zelda considers herself settled. Little by little, they build a routine
Link always wakes up earlier. He likes doing exercise before breakfast
He always has a hearty breakfast. Zelda prefers some fruits and yoghurt
Zelda spends most days researching and planning how to rebuild Hyrule
Link spends most days hunting, gathering and taking care of the house, Zelda and himself
Link cooks every meal. On sunny and warm days they eat in the garden. During Winter they eat close to the fire
After some time, Zelda commissions a secret study room because Link is a big distraction
That doesn't stop him from visiting her every once in a while to give her fruitcake
Sometimes she falls asleep while researching and Link scoops her up and takes her to their bed
When she's not so tired, Zelda likes reading in bed before going to sleep
They both have terrible nightmares that wake them up in the middle of the night. But now it's manageable because they have each other
Sometimes, when she walks past the picture, she stops and prays for the Champions' souls
[Extra hc: Zelda's new horse is a glutton and if he sees Zelda or Link in the garden he won't stop neighing until they give him an apple. Or two.]
