I HAVE AN UNFINISHED STORY THING THAT I WANT TO SHARE!!!!!!!
(I haven’t worked out all the details yet so I’m just gonna give you the gist of it.)
The Chain are settled for the evening and hear screams in the forest and go investigate… there they find a pregnant reader (at least 6 months) about to be attacked by the shadow and its monsters. The Chain defeat the monsters and the shadow retreats. They patch up reader and try to ask questions as to why she was attacked. They don’t get much out of her, all reader can really say is-
“None of the townsfolk like me, but I don’t think anyone would want me dead.”
The Chain is wary of the situation but promise to protect reader for the night and escort her back home in the morning. Eventually during a very tasty dinner, the baby kicks and reader goes-
“You like it too, Link?”
While gazing lovingly at her belly and rubbing the spot where the baby kicked. The entire Chain immediately freeze. Time and Wars eventually snap out of the shock and start to ask questions.
“Your baby’s name is Link?”
“Yes.”
“Is he named after the father?”
Reader scoffs. “No. I don’t wish my child to have anything in common with that bastard.”
“What made you want to name him Link?”
“It came to me in a dream.”
“How do you know it’s a boy?”
Reader gets a bit sheepish. “Well… I don’t. But in my dreams I always see a boy. However, I do have a name in case he turns out to be a she. Lana. Pretty, right?”
(Cue Wars getting PTSD flashbacks. MOVING ON!!!)
Similar questions continue until reader gets fed up and is like-
“Ok, what’s going on? Why are you all so interested in me and my child?”
The Chain just looks among each other as they’re unsure of what to tell reader as they’ve just met and she’s already been attacked tonight so her mental state probably isn’t the best. Legend just goes-
“Are you positive you’ve never seen the shadow or anything like it before?”
Reader hesitates for a moment before answering. The Chain notices and pushes her on it. They eventually convince her to tell them.
“Well… not all the dreams I have about my child are good. Actually, most of them are terrible nightmares.”
“Can you tell us what happens in these nightmares?”
Reader sighs. “Truthfully, it’s just one repeating nightmare. I wake up in what appears to be a castle or something similar and I’m covered in blood. I hear a baby crying and I rush to the sound as fast as I can, I end up in a circular room and on the other side of it… there’s a black figure with red eyes holding my sleeping baby and grinning at me. Before I can get close to my baby, a horrible stabbing pain rips through my chest… and then I wake up.”
So yeah, the Chain realize that reader is carrying this era’s hero of courage. They decide to take reader with them to keep her and the baby safe from the shadow. It’s a big adjustment for everyone involved… The Chain have to learn how to continue their adventure with a pregnant lady they have to care for while reader has to learn how to maneuver life traveling with all these men on a dangerous journey.
Probable questions with answers.
Q. Why don’t the townsfolk like reader?
A. Because she got pregnant with the Mayor’s son’s child… out of wedlock.
Q. Why did they ask if the baby was named after the father?
A. They were hoping that the hero of that era was already an adult and had finished his adventure so the baby was in no danger of carrying the fate attached to their shared name.
Q. Why does reader hate the father?
A. Because they got trapped in a huge snowstorm together and had no choice but to use “survival 101” to survive… He pressured her into doing the dirty. When she told him she was with child, he wanted nothing to do with her or the baby. He told everyone she was a harlot and had practically forced herself on him to save his reputation. Since he was the mayor’s son and well liked while she was just a simple huntress who kept to herself… everyone believed him.
Q. Why does reader have these dreams?
A. They’re warnings. Something or someone is trying to tell her of the dangerous future that lays before her.
Q. Is this a platonic story or a romantic one?
A. Um… I actually don’t know. The story has shifted between the two a few times since its creation. Romance is a bit weird in this context as reader is the mother of this era’s hero but there is absolutely no blood relation to any of the other heroes (bombastic side eye to Time and Twilight.) so it is still possible. However, the romance route the story takes is mostly with Warriors whenever it does shift that way. I’m not sure why, but that’s just how it flows.
That’s it! At least for now. Any thoughts or comments? Anything you’d like to add? Any ideas you’d like to share?I really adore your writing so anything you have to say would be greatly welcomed!!! Any and all feedback is appreciated. 😊
OOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!!!
CONSIDER ME HYPED!!!
I feel like I should have a lot to say but there's so much potential that I'm sure what's the direction you want to take it.
I know that it's not necessarily said in the Zelda universe, but what if Reader was a descendant of Sky and related to the "royal family". Not the mayor's family. Reader can easily be from a kingdom outside of Hyrule. But like a long lost cousin twice removed or something to the Queen of Hyrule. That way the dreams would be less like warning and more on the prophetic dream thing.
Whether Sky delves into this, of it becomes tied into Reader's relationship with the official royal family of Family can be talked about later.
I also wanted to say that romance isn't inherently a bad thing to add. If it's leaning towards Warrior whenever it comes into the mix, then I say lean into it. Granted, I'm a sucker for romance and I know it's not needed for a good story. But if the dynamic between the character lends itself naturally to it, then let the characters lead. :)
I would give more notes but I would need to know more with where you're going with it. (Thank you for the Q and A at the end. I loved it. It helped a lot. XD)