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Legend wakes up warm and cozy, the world gently rocking around him. He sighs, content to lay here with his eyes closed and enjoy the sensation for a while.

Above him, a gentle voice chuckles softly. "Good morning, Vet. How are you feeling?" He gives a sleepy hum in response. "Yeah? I'm glad. You took a bit of a tumble earlier so we were worried."

A tumble...? Legend's whiskers twitch as a faint memory of falling and rolling down a harsh rocky surface arises in his mind, whispy like smoke. He shakes it away with a grumble and burrows deeper into the softness surrounding him. Whatever happened before is unimportant; right now all that matters is that he is cozy and comfy and sleepy.

"How's he doin'?" A different voice, this one deeper and rougher than the first with a familiar twang, asks from somewhere to the side. A gentle hand scratches between his ears and he melts with a rusty purr.

"Much better than when we found him," the first voice replies. "Now I think he's just sleepy." Fingers gently tweak his ears and he huffs, twitching it away. More quiet laughter sounds.

"'m glad. He was in rough shape. He deserves a good nap after that."

Legend silently agrees, letting out another sigh as the hand leaves his ear alone and returns to petting him. The voices continue speaking about him for a while before drifting to other topics, and Legend finds himself drifting as well, safe and sleepy and content with people his mind and soul know as safe, as family, around him and holding him close.

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affirmations for writers: i know how to write. i have seen sentences before, and i know how to make one. i can identify up to several words and their meanings. i am not afraid of semicolons.

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I saw a video a while ago about different ways rabbits show love and one way it said was grooming, so I can just imagine Legend when he's either regressed or really tired just licking the other members of the chain if they come close or hug him

Just like a little 'mlep' to show his love, like if Wild brings him a snack or anyone comes to cuddle

hi oh my god??? that's so cute i love it. just a little mlem to show he loves them 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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oohhhhh my godddddd this is so cute and wonderful and i adore it so so so much!!! thank yooouuuu <3<3<3

Fan Joy July art for @iolitemoth based on this fic! Age regressed Legend is a darling, and I love how Four takes it in stride 💜

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plot blupees got into my brain again and i've decided to share this time.

so we all know those fics where Wild shows Legend the Satori Mountain, right??? where Legend gets swarmed with the blupees??? right so. we take that. except Legend is transformed into his bunny form and then dropped onto Satori Mountain. cue fluff with Satori, the blupees, and Legend, while the rest of the Chain is scrambling to find their missing companion.

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Merchant Cuddles

Link loves being held by Ravio, with his big swooshy sleeves and talent for storytelling.

Ravio hummed, carefully adjusting his arms as he walked through the house. It had been a busy day, with plenty of customers in the morning and then Mr. Hero and his family dropping in for a visit. Of course, Ravio had closed up early, determined to be a good host, whipping up a quick lunch before doing some light cleaning. It simply wouldn't do for guests to stay in a dirty house, no no!

Mr. Hero had come to him while he was dusting the spare bedroom. Ravio recognized the look on his face and knew exactly what to do before the other even opened his mouth. A quick trip to their shared bedroom for a certain item and they were on their way.

"You want one of us to hold him, Ravio?" Mr. Captain Hero asked as Ravio passed him on the way to the living room.

"No, no! Everything's quite alright, Mr. Captain Hero, sir! Thanks for offering, but I have him," the merchant assured. In his arms, his Mr. Hero stirred at the noise. Ravio shushed him and bounced him a little, and he quickly settled.

"Are you sure? He's not too heavy for you?"

"Quite sure! Besides, he hardly weighs a thing compared to some of my wares; I've carried much heavier before!" It was true- many of the items he sold had at least some weight to them, not to mention the bag of rupees he'd brought through the rift to Hyrule that first time (and then back through, much fuller than when he left, at the end). The hammer he'd used in Mr. Captain Hero's war had a good heft to it, too, and he'd built up a lot of muscle swinging that around. In comparison, carrying his own hero around for a while was nothing. He could do this for at least an hour, maybe longer, before he had to set him down.

Mr. Captain Hero gave him a long look. "Alright, if you say so."

Mr. Hero- Link right now, he wasn't in a very 'hero' mindset at the minute- chose that moment to nuzzle against Ravio's neck with a huff. The merchant stifled a laugh; like this, Link had an almost insatiable need for cuddles and affection, and would get fussy if he felt he wasn’t getting what he wanted.

"Yes, bunny, don't worry, we'll still have cuddle time." Ravio resumed walking towards the living room, paying Mr. Captain Hero's amused smile no mind.

Sitting on the couch, Ravio pulled down one of the blankets they kept draped across the back of it and wrapped it gently around the little boy in his lap. He brushed a hand through soft petal pink hair before tickling one of the long ears poking out from between the strands. The action earned him a squirmy bunny and childish laughter as Link, giggling madly, tried to escape more tickles.

"Okay, okay, no more," Ravio promised after a minute. Link watched him for a moment with narrowed eyes before flopping back against him, breathless from laughing. He clutched his bunny plush to his chest, pink fur worn and faded after so many years. Ravio smiled fondly, pressing a kiss to Link's forehead and rubbing his fingers along long ears to help even out the sensation. Link melted against him with a sigh.

"Now, then, I believe it's time for a story." Violet eyes blinked up at him and Ravio couldn't resist pressing another kiss to his brow. "What kind of story are we in the mood for today, hm?"

Link's brow furrowed as he thought, lips turning down into a pout and the very tip of his tongue poking out. Ravio had to hold in an adoring coo at the sight. Eventually Link lit up, holding up his bunny with an excited grin. "A'ple wants a story 'bout fairies an' birds! An'- an' they switch worlds!"

"That sounds like a good story," Ravio smiled. "Apple, are you ready?" Addressing the plushy got a delighted giggle out of Link. Ravio grasped the ends of his sleeves and wrapped his arms around the boy, who immediately snuggled into the fabric with a happy sound. Link loved the long sleeves of Ravio's robe, calling them 'swooshy.' He loved the feeling of being wrapped up in them or making them sway back and forth. If Ravio let him wear it, he could spend ages swinging his arms or spinning around, simply to watch the fabric swirl and flare.

Now, swathed in those very sleeves, Link held Apple close and looked up at Ravio with shining eyes. The merchant pressed one last kiss to his head and began.

"Once there was a little fairy who lived in an apple orchard..."

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Sky and Lege in your most recent writing thingy:

I hope you like it :]

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…it really is like that, isn’t it

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More little bunny ideas and questions for you :3

Does he have special little nicknames for everyone in the chain and Ravio? Like specific ljttle nicknames fkr each person and if yes wjat are they?

Also also I think Ravi would.be good at telling stories and Lege would like being cradled and rocked gently by him as he tells silly fantastical stories

Also also also how would he feel about someone tying his hair into little bunny ears, just lil puffs on top of his head, or Wind would braid little daisies into it if its long enough?

In my head I hold baby Lege gently. He baby <3 so baby bunny needs love <3

as of right now, in little bunny he calls twilight ‘twili’ and ravio ‘ravi’. twilight doesn’t quite know how to feel about it but finds lege too adorable to say anything. in honeybun, he calls warriors ‘papa’ and hyrule ‘rue-rue’. i’m sure more nicknames will pop up as i write, but that’s what i’ve got for now <3

🥺🥺🥺🥺 ravio would be such a good storyteller. before he meets the chain, legend’s regression tends to be quiet and calm, and he and ravio spend a lot of time simply spending quiet time in the house or the orchard. storytime is one of their favourite ways to pass the time

ohhh little bunny ears…. i’m not sure if he’d like the sensation of his hair up like that, but if he did he’d have so much fun :3 also anyone playing with his hair (as long as it’s not meanly or teasing, which he canonically doesn’t like) is welcomed, so wind can braid as many daisies into it as he wants <3

baby bunny deserves *all* the love in the world! it’s a good thing he has eight older brothers (+ravio and malon) to give it to him!!! <3<3<3

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Snuggle Time

☁️🐰for anonymous🐰☁️

"Has anyone seen the Vet?"

Warriors' question was met with a chorus of no's. It was nearing dinner time and he hadn't seen the Veteran in several hours. The other hero hadn't gone patrolling, he hadn't gone to get firewood, he wasn't even sorting through his numerous items like he liked to do during downtime. Wars wasn't sure where he could be.

The Captain did another lap around camp, trying to ease his nerves. The Vet was fully capable of taking care of himself and didn't often go off alone, only doing so occasionally to clear his head or recharge from being around eight other people constantly. When he did, he always told at least one person what he was doing; this disappearing act was more in line with something the Champion or Traveler would pull, not the 'prefer-to-be-prepared-for-anything' Veteran.

As he walked, Wars did a silent headcount to make sure no one else had gone missing in the interim. Wild, one, at the cookpot, beginning to prepare food for dinner. Hyrule, two, sitting nearby and chatting with the Champion. Wind and Twilight on one end of camp, the Sailor hanging off the Rancher's arm as he chattered away like a monkey, three and four. Smithy, on the other end of camp, doing weapons maintenance with Time beside him, working on his own armour. Five and six. And finally Sky, leaning against a tree and snoring away, sailcloth wrapped around him like a blanket. Seven. Wars himself made eight.

Despite himself, he found a smile pulling at the corners of his mouth as his patrol brought him closer to the Skyloftian. Sleepy he may be much of the time, he wouldn't be snoring like this is there truly was an issue. The rest of them may tease him about his sleeping habits, but they knew they could rely on the sky knight when the need arose.

Drawing closer, Wars noticed another sound under Sky's snores. Listening closely, it sounded softer, squeakier... and like it was coming from under the sailcloth.

Wars ever-so-gently lifted a corner of the sailcloth to peek underneath. ...Oh. Of course.

A head of soft pink hair pressed against Sky's chest, a pair of thin hands adorned with rings tucked under the chin. A patched purple bunny plush was held close under one arm. Quiet, squeaking snores sounded from the boy cuddled close to the older hero currently serving as a pillow.

Wars couldn't help the fond sigh that escaped him at the sight. The sound caused dark lashes to flutter, brushing against pale cheeks, and he reached down to smooth his thumb over one. "Go back to sleep, honeybun. It's alright, you're safe here."

Legend gave a tiny, snuffly sigh and settled again. Wars replaced the sailcloth with care and stepped away. They could sleep for a bit longer.

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Hihi again has th chain ever thought that Lege has disappeared but he's just gone baby bunny little an was all snuggled up with Sky in his sailcloth

Also also what's littol bunny's favourite foods? An does he try chew on Ravi's bunny hood ear thingys

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oh absolutely 100% he’s done this. sometimes you just need a good snuggle (and forget to tell anyone else)

he loves loves loves apples and strawberries! anything with honey, too, is an instant favourite <3

he doesn’t like the feeling of fabric in his mouth, actually! he tends to chew on his hands or things made specifically for chewing, like the teething ring wild + sky made for him (it has a wooden bunny charm that he adores) :3

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reblogging this cause i’ve got little legend on the brain <3

if anyone wants to talk about little bunny or just lege’s regression in general, i’d love to!

i started working on the next ficlet again recently and i got pretty far, so i’m in the mood + mindset to be able to talk about it :D

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No thoughts head fuzzy just little bunny

Do you think Sky would make him soft floppy pink bunny ears on a headband or something and Lege is so happy he squeals and gives Sky a biiig hug and doesn't take it off for a while

Also also Ravio seems like Lege would like curling in his lap and being held because of Ravi's big swooshy sleeevs

Love the little bunny <3<3<<3 holding him very gently

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yes yes yes all of it yes i love these so much <3<3<3

you’re so right legend would love them, he wouldn’t take them off for hours, especially if he’s bunny regressed. those are staying on his head forever, thank you <3

cuddling with ravio is 100% one of his favourite things to do ever. the big swooshy sleeves are a bonus

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these two are my favourites of my little bunny doodles, so i decided to colour them!!! i'm really happy with how they turned out!! ૮꒰ྀི∩´ ᵕ `∩꒱ྀིა

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Alone

Legend hates being alone when he's small. The Chain find this out one day.

They had learned very quickly that Legend hated to be alone when he was small. He needed at least one person with him at all times or he would panic. If they all had to go somewhere, telling him where they were going and for how long helped, but any longer than a few minutes alone would send him spiraling.

His brothers suspected it was the same when he was big. He didn't have the same reactions, of course, but the tightness around his eyes and the way his gaze would sweep over them again and again spoke volumes.

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The inciting incident happened one day at an inn in Four's era. Legend, exhausted from the fighting and travel, had regressed with little argument once they'd all settled in their rooms. He'd entertained himself by dumping out his ring box onto the rug and sorting through his dozens of rings; Hyrule had noticed early on the Vet's habit of sorting anything and everything he could get his hands on and suggested it as a possible activity when the rest of them were worried about finding things for Legend to do when he was regressed. It quickly became one of Legend's favourite activies to do when he was small, since he could sort to his heart's content without needing to worry about anything else.

This particular day, a few of them decided to go out and see about restocking their supplies, and maybe find something for dinner, while the rest of the Chain adjusted to being off the road for a night or two. Legend hadn't done more than flick an ear as they left, content with staying where he was with company.

A few minutes later he began to nod off, the exhaustion catching up to him. Sky helped him to put his rings away before getting him settled in one of the beds for a nap. Things were quiet for about an hour before the rest of their group returned with news about a diner. They debated waking Legend up, but one look at his face, heavy with fatigue even in sleep, was enough to convince them to leave him be and bring him something from the diner for when he awoke.

They wouldn't find out until they got back how much they should not have done that.

The eight of them returned to the inn to a worried innkeeper, who informed them that Legend had woken perhaps twenty minutes after they left and come wandering through the inn, growing increasingly more distressed when each room had turned up empty. Finally, the innkeeper had taken pity on him and escorted him back to their room, where he'd wedged himself into as small a space as he could and refused to move.

The Chain shared concerned glances and hurried upstairs. They found Legend where the innkeeper had said, tucked between one of the beds and the adjacent nightstand, sobbing his eyes out. He was so distraught he didn't even notice them entering the room until someone gasped.

Legend looked up, then, and none of them would forget the way his eyes, huge and red-rimmed and filled with tears, flicked between them all in disbelief.

"Hey, hey, kit, lookit me. We're here, yeah? We ain't goin' nowhere." Twilight was quick to cross the room and fall to his knees to pull Legend into his arms, rubbing his back in an attempt to soothe him. Legend stared at them over the rancher's shoulder, looking from one of them to another over and over again. Counting them. Making sure they were all there.

Twilight hefted himself up, Legend in his arms, and sat heavily on the bed. Sky was quick to join them, followed by everyone else. The seven of them squeezed around the rancher and their little brother, trying to get some contact with Legend to let him know they were there. Twilight continued rubbing his back, murmuring quietly all the while.

"See? We're all here. We di'n't leave ya."

Legend hiccuped out a sob, clinging tight. His eyes were still wide and lost, flicking between them all as tears continued to pour down flushed cheeks.

Wild made a thoughtful sound, then, and slipped off the bed to rustle through one of their bags. Legend gasped and reached for him, whining when the Champion didn't come back immediately. He only grew more upset the longer the other hero was out of reach, and Time opened his mouth to say something when Wild made a triumphant noise and hurried back, something purple clutched in his hands.

"Here- sorry, Lege, didn't mean to take so long- I got someone for you!" Clambering back on to the bed, he held out his hands. In them was a familiar purple bunny plush, its patchwork fur worn and faded. Legend's lip wobbled at the sight of it. Wild passed it over gently, smiling as his baby brother snatched it to his chest.

A sobbed "Lola," had Twilight run a soothing hand through his hair.

"We're all here now, see? Ain't no reason to be sad no more. We're here an' we ain't leavin' you again." Teary violet eyes peered up at him and he gave a reassuring smile, sensing the question before it was asked. "Promise."

Legend held his gaze for a moment, then two, before he whispered a wobbly "okay," and tucked himself against the rancher's chest, Lola clutched tight in his arms. Around them, their brothers settled close, silently vowing to never let this sort of thing happen again.

~~~~~~~~~ From then on, the Chain made sure to always have at least one person with Legend whenever they could. The Vet groaned and complained, but they could all see the relief at not being alone hidden behind the grumpy facade.

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Most infuriating part of writing is having an idea and thinking oh, this is gonna be so good and wanting to IMMEDIATELY share the vision with other people because it's gonna be good but then you start writing it down and - it is gonna be good. Except. It is also gonna take so, so, so long to finish. And in the meantime. You are the only one with The Vision. Alone. Losing your mind. 😭