#legrule

[sastakatu]

[st0rmyskies]

What your fav Linkship says about you.

Twilight x Wild

Wildlight is and always will be the gateway ship. Well, one of them. You're a fan of friends-to-lovers and mutual pining, and slow-burn doesn't scare you off. It's something about that infallible support and friendship-flavored love gradually warming and deepening into something more that makes you crave this pairing. And there's a special bonus in that their attachment styles are likely... similarly maladaptive. Twilight having lost his adventure partner and Wild having lost all of the champions means that the two of them are likely clinging on a little too hard, doesn't it.

Link x Dark Link (any era)

This, imo, is the other gateway ship. The heroic battle of man versus self--his weaknesses, his vices, his self-doubts--devolving into a heated physical altercation is irresistible to you. Bonus points if there's struggle, blood, and/or restraints involved. You can also appreciate the subtlety of there being no real 'winner' on such a horizontal battleground, because no matter who comes out on top, there is always the frustration and shame of giving in to it all that makes the struggle addictive to watch.

Wild x Sky

You are so, so good at reading between the lines. Although it doesn't look like it at first glance, there are so many similarities between the Chosen Hero and the Champion. There's that mutual fun-loving sense of adventure, the latent little-shit tendencies, the 'golden boy' persona, the dedication to knighthood that all make watching love blossom between this pair not just gratifying but also incredibly natural. Put under a microscope, this pairing might just be that soulmate AU you've been waiting for.

Warriors x Twilight

It's the classic city slicker versus country boy pairing, now with twice as many swords and seven times the emotional baggage! You adore the notion of 'opposites attract'. Where Warriors is polished and proper, Twilight is simple and earnest. Where Warriors is a strategist, Twilight is more about brute force. Whether they bring out the absolute best or the rock-bottom worst in one another, you are mashing these two together like dolls on the daily and demanding that they kiss--or worse.

Legend x Hyrule

You're a sucker for the whole 'grumpy guy and the one (1) sugar-coated sweetheart who can melt his facade' trope. But there's also the added thrill here that Rulie isn't quite so sweet beneath the surface, is he? He's got to be cunning and quick to survive in his cutthroat era, and skills like that are bound to be attractive to Legend. Even if it's just the initial cactus x cinnamon roll pairing that drew you in, the deeper you get into this ship the freakier things can become.

Twilight x Time

The ultimate star-crossed lovers ship. I tear up just thinking about them. You live for the drama and the tragedy of it all, the fact that one cannot exist without the other and yet they really should be keeping one another at arm's length. The vulnerability between these two runs so, so deep. Every steamy scene makes you want to rip your heart out because this cannot end well. There is no universe in which these two can have a reasonable, sane happy ending. Unless you're the one writing it yourself, right this very minute.

Legend x Ravio

It's a bit like the Link x Dark Link trope was shoved in a domestic setting and everyone hid the sharp objects on them. You live for Ravio's wheedling charms and Legend's begrudging tolerance that occasionally teeters on homicidal fantasies. It builds a harmless sort of conflict where it's still clear that beneath it all, these two care for one another very deeply. If one gets sick, the other is going to wait on them hand and foot. If one of them is injured, the other is going to turn downright scary violent fending off the villains. No matter how much they bicker, these two bunnies will always come back to the comfort of their domestic bliss again in the end, and you find that predictability incredibly gratifying and safe.

Four x Shadow

Another star-crossed pairing of a different flavor, at least these two have a shot at a happy ending. But it could really go either way, couldn't it? You like toying with both notions: that Four and Shadow can be together in the end, enjoying a semi-antagonistic relationship that is as much fun as it intimate; or that Shadow can never return, leaving Four nursing an endless heartbreak. Sometimes you'll read a fic from both camps in the same night. Regardless, there are so many fascinating angles to examine this pairing from that you could spend a lifetime dissecting them. The potential for monster spice here is just a happy bonus.

[artieh0e]

Old sketch from 2022

[irisadielsart]

either hyrule/legend or four/shadow for the prompt! my two favorite couples. (i think four/shadow counts since its technically his mirror version?)

alright anon, sorry for the wait, and hopefully this satisfies

i can never make a decision, ppl give me either/or situations and i just say, fuck it, do it all. so HyLegFourShad

also, do straps need to be censored? i have no idea

[st0rmyskies]

Okay @alliancesinthedark I didn't want to ramble on the original post BUT I do have Thoughts. There are two most likely candidates for this one methinks.

LegRule is definitely a possibility. This sounds like something Hyrule could babble in the midst of the act as he's lost in the dick sauce, and from years of performing and partying I bet Legend's hearing isn't the greatest. Especially with all the skin-slapping sounds in the background. He'd probably tolerate it for a little while until the idea of it starts to bother him, and Hyrule would sound fucking devastated if he stopped--although I think it's more likely Legend would hold out until after. The broody silence after sex dispels Hyrule's post-coital bliss before Legend is comfortable enough to speak.

"Can we talk about new kinks before trying them out in the middle of having sex?" "Wh... What?" "The pony-play thing. Like, give me some time to wrap my head around it before--" "THE WHAT????"

Once the confusion is sorted out, Legend's ears are going to be glowing red in the dark and Hyrule's going to be laughing so hard that Wind is banging on the floor upstairs.

The other highly likely possibility is Twark. Mainy because Dark is a little shit. Because 'I'm yours' is also a mantra I can picture Twilight repeating in the middle of a hot and heavy sesh, and the intimacy of it might make Dark feel good for a little while before it makes him feel... not-good. The dangers of getting too close and all. Dark's coping mechanisms include dorky humor, and what better way to get his cowboy to laugh than with a horse pun?

Warrtime could never. Mainly because Warriors would never say something like 'I'm yours' in the midst of sex, it's too clingy. That and Time would probably just shrug and go with it. Wars has come out with more surprising things in the bedroom, and if he's being ridden, it makes sense? Time's ridden an ornery horse or two in his lifetime. He'll just going to take a fistful of his hair to arch his back and pound him even harder.

If Wild came out with something like this during sex, Time would not mishear him. Because you know these two. This is some passionate missionary where they're cheek-to-cheek and Wild's legs are shaking in the air and Time is consumed with guilt as he just can't stop his hips from moving...

Similarly, Sky would not mishear Sun if she says 'I'm yours' and this kind of line is going to drive him wild. In fact, he might be finishing earlier than anticipated.

[st0rmyskies]

Any 3 of these for hyrule and legen? 🔥🧳🖤💌🌪💥🩰⚓️💫

If they had to run away together tomorrow, where would they go?

If they had to run away, they'd just... go. Legend does get antsy now and again and he misses the freedom of the open road. Hyrule has never gotten to explore his wanderlust because he's been so goal-oriented and focused on survival. I think the two of them would just pack their bags and head on out the door with no firm plans at all. Maybe a backpacking trip across name-a-region. I don't know that it's so much about the destination for them, but the journey.

What's the biggest risk that A took for B that B didn't find out about until later?

Hands-down, it was the risk Hyrule took taking Legend in after the events of Koholint. Here he finds this waterlogged homeless kid who may or may not be a drug addict, who may or may not be a threat to Hyrule's safety, and Hyrule still knows that he can't turn his back and leave Legend behind without regretting it for the rest of his life. At some point, Legend may not "find out about" the reality of the situation but he will eventually realize what an incredible gesture and show of trust that was for Rulie.

If one of them had to leave forever, what would they leave behind for the other?

Assuming this isn't a "disappears in the middle of the night" situation, because neither of them could handle that from the other, Legend would leave some wearable memento, like a ring or a charm for a necklace, to offer Hyrule protection.

Rulie would leave a hole in Legend's heart and nothing more.

[st0rmyskies]

Does any of the town house couples mannerisms rub off on each other?

Does Legend start using medical terms for body parts?

Does Wars start glaring like Time?

Does Dark say "aw shucks" instead of f.. without thinking about it?

Shut up this is SO CUTE.

Legend catches himself blessing himself with the sign of the cross one (1) time as he's mentally preparing himself for one of his idiot roommates to fail at some simple household task and it's held over his head for a week.

Hyrule feels much more comfortable verbally popping off if needs must, since Legend does it over any minor inconvenience. Some of his rants are partly in Calatian, which causes more stress for the recipient of his rage.

Sky eventually begins investing in high quality lip balms--not chapstick, the real soft stuff. He and Sunny unconsciously whip them out at the same time while on dates.

Sun unconsciously develops some of Sky's verbal mannerisms. There are certain words that she now can't avoid speaking without a little Tabanthan flair.

Twilight starts drinking more often after starting his relationship with Dark. It numbs his anxiety, which he enjoys. But that leads to a period where he's spending most nights during the week buzzed, which... isn't super great, since alcoholism runs in the family. Once he recognizes that it's happening, he gets it under control pretty quick.

Dark adopts a little country twang. He mostly uses it when he's flirting with Twi, but it starts eeking out now and again when he's attempting to ingratiate himself to someone else now, too.

Warriors ABSOLUTELY adopts Time's glare, and with it the heavy Silent Pause. He's seen how unintentionally successful Time is deploying such tactics. Wars has also realized that Time isn't being purposeful with the silence. Sometimes he's just an awkward mess.

Time likes to think he adopted nothing at all from Wars. But he's started a nighttime moisturizer that he just so happened to find on the sink one day. Only on those nights when Warriors isn't there. Because it smells nice...

[st0rmyskies]

Choose your own adventure, bae:

💕🎶🚪🌸 for LegRule

💕😳🧩⚓️ for WarrTime

Thank you for the asks baeee

Legend/Hyrule

How did they both realize, 'oh wait, this is actually real love'?

Legend realized that Hyrule loved him after the home invasion in HSH. Rulie was a catatonic med student in the original scene that we've all seen (ha), but as soon as needs were triaged and wounds addressed, Hyrule pulled Legend aside to hug him for a really, really long time. It made Legend feel some kinda way. Later on, when he was helping Hyrule pack up his stuff to move to Castle Town, he realized that he was doing it not only because it's nice to help others.

Hyrule felt attracted to Legend fairly quickly. It wasn't until Legend went through the trouble to move Rulie's shit to the Termina townhouse without being asked or compensated that Hyrule realized something, although he first wrote it off as Legend trying to repay a debt after Koholint. But then, there were more little things--like Legend making sure he had a coffee on the way out the door, or stuffing a snack in his work bag--that clued Rulie in. He, too, realized his own feelings after the home invasion. Sure, he didn't want the other guys to get hurt either, but Legend?? It was one of the first times that Hyrule couldn't compartmentalize an emotion while on duty.

What's 'their' song, the one that makes them tear up or grin like idiots?

I can literally never come up with song answers. It's just a mental block for me. I'm imagining something 90s/early aughts, punk in nature, that Legend loves and Hyrule mercilessly dunks on him for.

Who's more likely to say "we're not leaving this room today"?

Hyrule is one thirsty, thirsty bitch.

What nickname do they have for each other that would mortify them if the others heard?

Legend doesn't really use pet names, but he's quick to whip out "baby/babe" in the bedroom. Hyrule thinks it's a bit silly, but he runs with it.

There is a word in Calatian that roughly translates to "dumpster cat." Hyrule's use of it as a term of endearment is genuine.

Warriors/Time

How did they both realize, 'oh wait, this is actually real love'?

Warriors knew that Time's murder spree during the whole Volga thing meant something. He didn't know exactly what until he stood on Malon's porch in the rain and Time, soaked to the bone, asked him if they could start over. He ran away at first, entirely terrified, until Malon talked him in to going home--which got him to admit his feelings to himself.

Time isn't going to admit anything to himself or to Hylia for another several years yet. The earrings-gift meant something, yes, but he has himself convinced it's a more casual gesture. Sure, Time, sure.

What's the most embarrassing thing they've walked in on the other doing?

Time has definitely walked in on Warriors perched on the edge of the tub, legs splayed out and holding a hand mirror to determine when he needs his next wax.

Warriors ran into Time once while he was out clothes shopping by himself. Time wasn't embarrassed about any of the sweaters he was holding, but Wars sure was.

What's a tiny habit of the other that they find unbearably adorable?

Warriors has this tiny wrinkle, more like a dimple, that creases between his brows when he's focused on something--the paper, a sudoku puzzle, his phone. Time can tell just how concentrated he is by how deep it looks. He can never bring it up, though, lest Warriors go for botox the next day.

Warriors does love it that Time hums to himself as he's getting ready. Even if he's pretending to be asleep early in the morning, his ears are still following lazy tunes back and forth from the bathroom to the closet.

If one of them had to leave forever, what would they leave behind for the other?

Ohhh Time would AGONIZE over what he would end up leaving. A piece of jewelry? A keepsake for display? Something else to be worn, like a new scarf? Something for protection? Maybe one of each.

Warriors would leave a bill.