Leave a “Love Me” in my ask and I’ll write a fluffy drabble with our characters.
“Would you like to go out on a ride today?“
The simple question had the Mushroom Princess looking up at him in surprise, bright blue eyes widening as she raised a blonde eyebrow, silently questioning if he was being serious. When he did not speak again, expression expectant, Peach realized that Link had asked her in earnest and her lips curled into a large smile as she responded with an enthusiastic “yes!”.
The Hylian’s own mouth quirked up at the obvious joy on her face as they headed to the stables where Epona was kept, laughing silently to himself as the princess practically skipped the entire way there, chattering excitedly, the cheerful spring in her step more prominent with every passing minute.
They made something of an odd pair, what with her happy demeanor and his usually stoic facade, as they walked together, but they were more than content to continue on their merry way and ignore the odd looks they often received from the other Smashers.
It did not take long to tack his horse, Link already adept at ensuring everything was secure, and Peach’s assistance only speeding up the process and shortening the amount of time it normally took. She took the reigns from Link as he offered them to her, a grin still splitting her rosy lips, and led the mare outside with him only a few paces behind.
Once outside, she turned to him with a slightly smaller smile on her face, though her eyes sparkled with a small amount of mischief. “Well? Aren’t you going to help me mount?”
He couldn’t deny that he’d simply expected her to mount on her own, but he stepped forward nonetheless and waited for her to put a foot in the stirrup before placing his hands on her waist and lifting her into the saddle, a light blush on his cheeks as he did so. Link did gain a small amount of satisfaction, however, when he saw that she was looking at him in surprise yet again with her own spattering of pink on her face. Clearly she hadn’t been expecting him to lift her into the saddle.
Eyes alight with mirth in spite of his embarrassment, he swung himself up behind her, reaching around her frame, which nearly trembled with anticipation and excitement, to take hold of the reigns. Their close proximity did not assist in reducing his blush and he was grateful that she could not see his face as he spurred Epona forward, his heels pressing into her sides until she was moving at a canter, Peach’s delighted laughter was all that was left behind and it wasn’t long before his own joined hers, fading away in the distance.
