#desertforged

[hero-of-sins]

@desertforged replied: "If you ask prettily enough."

"Well, Ta'ariq? Won't you pin me down and remind me to whom my soul and heart belongs?" Link purrs out, dancing his fingertips along Ganon's arms with a sly smile. "Or would you rather I beg on my knees for you to ravish me as your heart desires?"

[hero-of-skies]

@desertforged Cont. from here

He had felt those hands rest 'pon his hips, though what truly reddened his face and wavered his confidence was the warm breath and teasing words that brushed 'gainst pointed ears and sent shudders up his spine.

Biting back the whine which threatened to escape, Link chose to wrap his arms around Ganon's neck with a slight pout. "Teasing is your specialty," he declared. "Slipping your tongue into my mouth; biting my lip; pulling me closer; and your words, too - you make me believe you would like more."

[lost-muses]

Cont. from here. @desertforged

There's a soft laugh even Link hadn't expected from himself as his groom implies such an idea of his personality. When one is so off mark from the truth, how could he not laugh?

Still, he shakes his head, the thin silk ribbon of hyrulean blue that held golden tresses in a high tail swaying with the movement before laying 'gainst his back once more as he leaned his side against the wall. "Many others would likely take that as an offer, but today has left little energy in either of us, I am sure you'd agree."

The knight's voice is soft - not what one would expect of a supposed captain - and in moments where he believes Ganon to not be paying him too close of attention, a hand is rubbing at his own throat.

"I knew they'd probably only use hyrulean traditions so..." Link trails off, fetching a small box from his back pocket prior to tossing it over to the king.

The box is unassuming and appears cheap, but the ring inside - one in a style much closer to a traditional gerudo ring - clearly would fetch a few silver rupees at least. "Keep it or sell it; I'd figure it'd at least be better than what they gave you." He's refusing to meet that golden gaze.

[hyruleanlegends]

@desertforged gets a starter from Sheik!

There was something almost comforting about the thought that outcasts would always be drawn to other outcasts. They ones who were the most alone, they were the ones with no family and no home, but there was still always hope as long as they stumbled onto one another.

Unfortunately, this was perhaps the last person that this particular outcast would have ever wanted to run across.

Shi recognized Ganondorf. He could have lived ten thousand more years and would have still been able to recognize him, even if the man had become twisted and mutated and a husk of who he had once been. No disguise or wardrobe change would hide him from crimson eyes that had been waiting far too long for a moment like this. It felt almost like an endless well of pure hatred twisted in his stomach at the sight of him, and he found one hand moving to a dagger on his belt beneath his cloak almost without thought.

He had done so much to hurt everyone. He didn't deserve to live.

What stayed his hand was the fact that this man was not just the monster who had tormented Hyrule, and he wasn't just another reincarnation of the man who had tormented him.

It was raining, and most people around the stable had taken shelter inside. All, except for Shi and that man. If he didn't know any better, Shi would have almost described the way he was acting as... tense. Maybe even fearful.

"Most people come inside to stay out of the rain." His voice was surprisingly even despite the whirlwind of emotions inside. Shi released the hilt of the dagger, choosing instead to take a few steps closer as he smiled. "There's plenty of room in the stable. They never mind people waiting there during bad weather."

[gloryseized]

@desertforged || [ cont. ]

Link's expression softens as well at the comment, although he doesn't truly smile either. Technically, his job isn't to smile, as the decorum master drilled into the knights during training. Their job was to swing a sword around or at least look imposing enough to not need to swing a sword around, so Link had gotten a little bit out of practice with smiling.

But Link would have thought a ruler of a group of people would still need to smile more, show a little bit of charisma, not that Ganon didn't have charisma, even without smiling. And it had been rather bold of Link to speak at all, even if he had grown marginally more comfortable being a guard to the king. Pointing at the king, his fisted hand sweeps away from his chin, thumb sticking out slightly. Then flat palms circle in front of his chest. << Are you not enjoying yourself? >> he asks instead, gesturing to the dance troupe they are watching.

[lost-muses]

@desertforged liked for a starter and got: Fierce Deity

Love was not something the deity had partaken in for many millennia, having sworn his heart to Hylia all those years ago. Except for once, when a bearer of Power managed to capture his soul. What a fool he had been, knowing the history of that mortal man.

But what a surprise he had found for himself when after meeting the many boars who followed after, and many disappointments, he felt that familiar sensation when white eyes landed on the gerudo voe. Originally it had been the sun glinting off gold that had caught his attention, sitting on the edge of the desert with a rabbit on his lap.

The deity did not make the first move, choosing not to interrupt his own serenity nor the small creatures around him. Instead, he left the distance between them.

[gloryseized]

§ (maybe for desertforged if u wanna)

Ships! Get Ya Ships! -- @desertforged

I am Listening, Salem yes yes. I've been noodling on this every single time I work on replies for Link and Ta'ariq because there's definitely something there, but Link is going to take a bit to realize it I'm afraid. But I can definitely see it and I'm very much on board!

[gloryseized]

💋

Link to Ganon @desertforged

Meme Tag -- @desertforged

There was a parade that Ganon was running late too, which would start the beginning of a festival that Link wasn't quite sure the name of yet. He'd been woefully under-prepared when it came to learning about any Gerudo culture when he was sent to be the bodygaurd for the Gerudo king, and although he'd learned a lot since he first came, he hadn't yet learned about his particular celebration. All he knew was that he was running late and it was partially his fault.

They were a bit preoccupied the night before.

Planting a quick kiss on Ganon's cheek, he reached out to adjust how one of the necklaces lay on his chest before nodding once. At least Ganon would look presentable, like a king, as he should be. Link didn't have as much to worry about when it came to appearances--he wasn't the star of the parade, after all.