The Colors and Holding Hands
Just finished playing Four Swords for the GBA for the first time ever and I’m in love ;-; I thought up this cute headcanon batch for you all as a direct result of it, I hope you enjoy it 😌
Male/Masculine-leaning Reader
• Acts more confident than he really is
• It’s really hard to tell what he’s actually feeling because of this, but if you look close enough you can see the faint tinge of pink coloring his cheeks
• He’s usually the first to reach for your hand
• It helps him feel grounded, knowing you’re within reach and he can feel you beside him
• Please grab his hand too, it helps him know that you’re there and that you care about him being there, too
• He’s so gentle when it comes to you, no matter how strong you may be
• He’s supposed to be the hero, the one that protects you, and even if sometimes he can only express that through holding your hand, he wants you to know how deeply he cares for you
• Absolutely LOVES to kiss your knuckles just to see your reactions
• It makes him feel like a knight serving his prince
• His hands, like the other colors, are calloused from years of fighting and smithing
• He isn’t self-conscious about them, per say, but there are days where he’s acutely aware of how much rougher his hands are comparatively to yours
• He is so incredibly grateful of you if you treat him with the same gentleness he gives you, tracing his calluses and kissing his hands
• He knows you love him, but it’s such an intimate thing, and he can’t help but feel his heart swell every time you shower him with such sincere love
• He falls in love with you all over again every time he feels your hand in his own
• LOVES holding your hand!!
• Will absolutely be the one grabbing your hand 99% of the time
• He doesn’t even realize he’s doing it most of the time
• Your presence is just such a comfort for him, he’s naturally gravitating towards you practically every second you’re with him
• He could sit for hours just holding your hand and playing with your fingers, watching how your fingers splay against his own, how your fingers lock together when intertwined, how your palms fit so naturally together
• He’s decided it must be fate that you’re together
• You fit too perfectly together for it not to be!
• Another color that LOVES to kiss your hands
• Kisses your knuckles, palms, fingers, wrists, etc., all the way up your arms and peppering you in kisses
• He isn’t self-conscious at all about the calluses on his hands --he barely considers them at all-- but he loves how your hands feel against his own
• It doesn’t matter if your hands are just as calloused or the complete opposite, he loves them all the same
• Because they’re your hands, and he wouldn’t want to be holding anyone else
• He’s supposed to be a wielder of the Triforce of Courage, and yet he can’t even work up the guts to hold your hand
• Scratch that. It isn’t because he can’t work up the courage even though it totally is
• He doesn’t have time for frivolous things like romance and all the little things that come with it, like holding hands
• Don’t believe him for one moment
• He may be just one part of Link, but that part still holds a great deal of care towards you
• Even if he’s terrible at expressing it
• If you’re observant enough, you’ll notice the prolonged side-glances towards your hands, the way his own fingers twitch in longing
• He won’t ever make the first move to grab your hand
• He’s too disciplined no he isn’t for his resolve to break
• So, if you ever want any shot at holding hands with him, you’re going to have to grab his hand first
• Don’t believe his protests and half-hearted excuses
• The way he instinctively grips your hand, the blush that rivals Red’s tunic color, the way his squabbling is incoherent nonsense
• It’s all deflection, because his brain has completely short circuited and turned to mush
• After that, it’s pretty easy to tell whenever he wants you by his side and holding his hand
• He isn’t as forward or open about holding hands with you as some of the others, he fears his heart can’t handle so much affection
• But there are times where he needs to hold your hand, needs to know you’re alive and you haven’t disappeared from his side
• He is probably one of the more self-conscious colors when it comes to the calluses on his hands
• Don’t get him wrong, he is very proud of them and what they represent -- they are memories of his time fighting the forces of evil and blacksmithing
• But, compared to you, his hands are far too rough
• To him, you’re fragile, and he’s terrified that you’re going to shatter beneath his touch
• But if you’re persistent enough, you can help him overcome these insecurities and fears
• He won’t admit it out loud, but feeling your fingers run across the rough and uneven surfaces of his palms and fingers helps him feel better
• It’s one of the few times you’re find him at complete peace, with the hint of a rare smile gracing his features
• He knows he’s bad at expressing his emotions --both verbally and physically-- but holding your hands is one of the few ways he knows how to convey all the love and affection he feels towards you
• He hopes that you’re able to see how much you truly matter to him whenever he grips your hand in his own
• Like Blue, romance has never been a priority to Vio
• But unlike Blue, it wasn’t because of self-discipline that kept his focus
• It was because he genuinely didn’t have any interest in the topic
• Until you came along, that is
• And suddenly, without realizing it at first, he began to crave your presence near him
• He chalked it up to wanting to make sure you were safe, and if that meant that you were in his line of sight or by his side then so be it
• That made the most sense in his mind
• But he saw the way Red was so effortlessly able to grab your hands and suddenly, Vio found himself craving to feel your touch, too
• And so, he decided to confront you about the strange feelings welling in your heart
• And after sitting and hearing your explanation, he realized
• He was in love with you
• It made so much sense, and yet he couldn’t believe he hadn’t realized it sooner
• Holding hands came naturally after that
• He isn’t as fond of fully gripping your hand in his own -- although, there are days where he finds solace in just that
• He loves more than anything when he’s able to hook his pinkie with your own
• It’s such a subtle way he shows his affection, but to him it’s all he needs to convey how deeply he feels for you