"No dad, I'm seventeen! I'm old enough to be by myself!"
"But I'll be away the whole week, and you have school."
"Ugh! Stop treating me like some helpless kid, would you? Why can't Aunt Urbosa stay with me?"
"Because she and your mother are having their anniversary trip. Zelda, can't you at least meet them?"
"...Fine."
Okay so one point in the guy's favor, they drove in on a motorcycle. Zelda knew that her dad probably told them to take Zelda to school and, based on his pained expression, did not expect it to be on a bike. If she had to do this, then at least she could get some fun out of it!
"Link." her dad said, strained.
Link took off their helmet, shaking out their hair like Lucy Liu. Okay, they did look kinda cool.
"This is Zelda, my daughter."
Instead of talking, Link just threw a leg over the bike and raised a hand casually when approaching. Not the usual minder to squeak over how 'cute' she was, so that was another point in not being totally insufferable.
Her dad talked at Link for a bit, giving them contact information and stuff, and then he went inside to finish packing and 'let them get acquainted'.
Zelda sized them up. The riding leathers were pretty okay, even if the embroidery was edging too close to three wolf moon for her tastes. They had also put on the dweebiest stocking cap after putting the helmet down. Just where had her dad dug up this dork? She crossed her arms and snorted, unimpressed.
"Are you even eighteen? I shouldn't even need you, this is totally stupid."
Yes she heard this Link weirdo was 22, and no she wasn't going to let them have an easy time of it either. They even just nodded and smiled like it was a big dumb joke!
"Heard yer good at science. Ever cut up a frog?"
Ugh. Here it comes. wooow you're so smaaaart what college do you want to go tooo "In high school science? Yeah. I've dissected a frog."
"Wanna cut up something bigger?"
Zelda tried not to sound excited, but! "Like what?"
"Bought a chicken, you cut it up and we can have dinner after."
Holy shit holy shit thank you goddesses it wasn't a pig fetus but it was still something bigger! With her dad pushing her away from a bio major Zelda was worried she'd never get to college level dissection!
"Okay, that's pretty cool I guess."
Link beamed and Zelda though maybe this week wouldn't be a total trainwreck after all.
(Link only started a small fire from a sodium accident. They both immediately agreed not to tell Zelda's father).
Ever See A Dead Body? [Zelda & Link]
"Zelda, please..."
"No dad, I'm seventeen! I'm old enough to be by myself!"
"But I'll be away the whole week, and you have school."
"Ugh! Stop treating me like some helpless kid, would you? Why can't Aunt Urbosa stay with me?"
"Because she and your mother are having their anniversary trip. Zelda, can't you at least meet them?"
"...Fine."
Okay so one point in the guy's favor, they drove in on a motorcycle. Zelda knew that her dad probably told them to take Zelda to school and, based on his pained expression, did not expect it to be on a bike. If she had to do this, then at least she could get some fun out of it!
"Link." her dad said, strained.
Link took off their helmet, shaking out their hair like Lucy Liu. Okay, they did look kinda cool.
"This is Zelda, my daughter."
Instead of talking, Link just threw a leg over the bike and raised a hand casually when approaching. Not the usual minder to squeak over how 'cute' she was, so that was another point in not being totally insufferable.
Her dad talked at Link for a bit, giving them contact information and stuff, and then he went inside to finish packing and 'let them get acquainted'.
Zelda sized them up. The riding leathers were pretty okay, even if the embroidery was edging too close to three wolf moon for her tastes. They had also put on the dweebiest stocking cap after putting the helmet down. Just where had her dad dug up this dork? She crossed her arms and snorted, unimpressed.
"Are you even eighteen? I shouldn't even need you, this is totally stupid."
Yes she heard this Link weirdo was 22, and no she wasn't going to let them have an easy time of it either. They even just nodded and smiled like it was a big dumb joke!
"Heard yer good at science. Ever cut up a frog?"
Ugh. Here it comes. wooow you're so smaaaart what college do you want to go tooo "In high school science? Yeah. I've dissected a frog."
"Wanna cut up something bigger?"
Zelda tried not to sound excited, but! "Like what?"
"Bought a chicken, you cut it up and we can have dinner after."
Holy shit holy shit thank you goddesses it wasn't a pig fetus but it was still something bigger! With her dad pushing her away from a bio major Zelda was worried she'd never get to college level dissection!
"Okay, that's pretty cool I guess."
Link beamed and Zelda though maybe this week wouldn't be a total trainwreck after all.
(Link only started a small fire from a sodium accident. They both immediately agreed not to tell Zelda's father).