Good morning! Is it okay to request lu time headcanon with a dragon halfling child?
-🐉 anon
Of course! I don’t know much about this stuff, so I’m sorry if my representation is a bit off. Hope you enjoy anyway! 😊
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Time with a dragon halfling child:
At first, He wasn't sure what to do with you. The chain had found you in a cave, curled in the corner and afraid as they stayed there during a bad thunderstorm. This was how Time found out you were afraid of storms.
You were a little one, this he knew, as you looked no older than maybe twelve; but the unusual thing to him, was that you seemed to be... part dragon, as well as Hylian? You had the signature Hylian pointed ears, however, you also had horns, wings that were distinctly of a dragon, and a dragon's tail.
When he noticed this, he... wasn't sure if asking where your parents were was the best idea. One of your parents had to be a dragon... Time didn't even know this was possible. He refrained from allowing himself to think too deeply about it.
But he couldn't just leave you there... you were so little. He knew you could take care of yourself, for sure; of this he had no doubts. But still...
He decides he'll just bring you along with them, reasoning that maybe traveling with them will help you find your mother. Yes, that's it.
So that he does. He brings you along with them as they travel. He's quick to ask if you know how to use a weapon, but when a random cucco flies after the Sailor (after he aggravated it, of course), Time quickly learns you can breathe fire, like an actual dragon.
He grins upon seeing you roast the cucco; those things are evil anyways. You'll make a fine addition to the team.
He has inner qualms about making a child fight, but you don't seem to mind it. He's watched you breathe fire into a moblin's face, and save the boys countless times from being in the way with your swiftness in flying. He finds it amusing most days, but there are times where you do things quite dangerously and it leads to a lecture.
When the boys set up camp for the night, Time realizes you don't have your own bedroll. Would you even use one? He has a lot of questions.
But the first night you sleep with the chain, there's another thunderstorm. The boys wake up soaked, and he wakes to you quietly shaking him in a small panic. That's right, he forgot you hated thunder....
You seem to know of another cave nearby and Time lets you lead the way so the boys don't all get sick. It's not far at all, and they take shelter there. He has the second watch, letting poor soaked Wars rest from his.
So when you come up and sit next to Time during the thunderstorm, he doesn't try to stop you. "Can't sleep little one...?" He asks softly, so as to not wake the boys. He sees you nod as you scoot a bit closer.
Careful not to squish your wing, he wraps an arm around you, pulling you a little closer to him. His hand makes its way to your hair, stroking it softly as he hums a little tune to you. You're not familiar with it, but... he has a nice voice. This is nice. He's nice...
After a while, he lifts you, pulling you effortlessly into his lap to make himself a little more comfortable. Somehow, you drift off to sleep. He smiles down at you, ruffling your hair softly so as to not wake you. You stay asleep 'til the morning; Twilight, who's up first, catches a glimpse of the sight of you in the old man's lap and smiles softly.
The Old Man smiles back at the Rancher, putting a finger to his lips as a gesture to keep quiet. The Rancher nods, smiling as he goes about his business.
From then on, spending the night with him is your normal thing, especially during storms. He bought you your own bedroll, but you never use it. You prefer staying with him in his. And you're small enough that you both fit comfortably, so why not?
Whenever the chain makes it to a town, he notices people are... not very kind to you. And you always seem a little apprehensive in town anyway... He's sure that if the heroes weren't all escorting you around, the townspeople would do much worse than gossip about you.
For that reason, he doesn't leave you alone. If there's a matter he needs to attend to, he's leaving you with one of the older boys (probably Twilight). He'd never want you to get hurt; he knows how cruel people can be.
Either way, he'll make it to an inn as quickly as he can. So one day, when a random innkeeper gives him trouble over you, claiming you're an animal that can't stay (how rude!), he sighs, getting ready to leave when he watches you. You're not leaving with the rest of the chain; instead, you're staring down the innkeeper.
"Y/n? Come, dear, we'll go somewhere else. It's his loss of money..." he says, but you still don't move.
He watches as you bring a hand to your face, about a foot in front of your mouth, breathing fire into it for a solid couple seconds. And in front of the whole group, you float upwards, landing a small spat of fire right into the innkeeper's hair. He panics, quickly putting it out.
None of the boys dare to laugh, but goddesses, how they want to.
"Okay, okay, fine! T-Take all the rooms you need! It's free, just stay the night and get out in the morning, please..." the innkeeper sighs.
The whole ordeal earns you a scolding from Time later, but at least you got free rooms, right?