#Ravio is just lost

[spicymcbean]

What was meant as Hyrule and Lorule duo thing became Wild adopting his lorule self. Which is still duos but I of course make thinks fun for myself and add on plot stuff from a theory I saw once. So I hope you enjoy!

Link stood back, his sword falling to his side. He keeps an eye on the shadow version of himself as the darkness begins to leak out and burn into the sky around it. This enemy appearing to kill him after all that had happened couldn't be ignored. He waits for the monster to disappear but..it never does. It remains but its appearance begins to change. The white hair shifts into a darker color. The tunic changes from a mocking dark version of the champion's tunic into a purple version of something close to the ones Hateno sells. The Hero raises a brow and hesitantly steps forward. He instantly regrets it as the body suddenly sits up gasping for air. Link aims his sword forward again. Ready for a fight. The other simply gulps air down and awkwardly glances around in a swaying kind of way. Then it looks up at Link. Fear fills the gaze of the other and instantly tries to scramble away. " AAAAAHHH DON'T KILL ME I'M SO SORRY-" it began to scream. Link stares in utter alarm. " You can..you can talk? " he questions. The former copycat smacks straight into the ground before nervously looking back at Link. A confused yet fearful gaze on the other's face. " Y-yes..? " " But you couldn't before. " Link retorts. The confusion grows worse. The person on the ground's eyebrows furrow. " Yes I could. " almost offended by the notion they could not. Link frowns at this. " No. When you were trying to kill me earlier you did not talk! " " I've never seen you before in my life! I never tried to kill you! " the person snaps back at Link. Frustration burns in him now. " Yes! You just did! You've been chasing me for months! Trying to do just that! I won't fall for this ploy Shadow Link! " The furrowed brows grow more knitted. The attempt to curl into a tree to hide loosens. " That's..that's not my name. " " What? " Link asks, unsure of what was just said. It makes no sense to him. None of this does anymore. The person looks at Link. A frown appears. " That is not my name.." Link grows quiet. A tight grasp on his sword as he lowers it a little. " Then what is your name exactly? " With great hesitancy, the person stood up. They stood about Link's height. This didn't look like a warrior to him, no weapon in sight and he couldn't really see any chainmail. " My name is Ravio. " Such a strange name, but Link wasn't going to say so. At least not out loud. " What are you doing here, Ravio? " he needed answers. Ravio seems to think for a moment. Then slowly a growing look of horror fills his expression. Tears burn in his eyes. " I can't..I can't remember. I don't know why or how I got here! " The distress was clear in his voice. It was painful to hear. Link swallows dryly. A hint of doubt echoes in his mind. He stashes his sword and steps forward. He stretches his hand out to Ravio, who looks at him unsurely. " It's alright. We'll figure this out together. " Link says gently. The gentleness may have helped. As Ravio hesitantly takes his hand and gets to his feet. " Did I really try to kill you? " he asks in a quiet whisper. Link stays quiet for a moment. Leading them out of the Lost Woods. " I'm not sure anymore.." he mutters back. All Link knew was that he was going to help Ravio.

[amanitacurses]

Faerie Dance

[sweeteastart]

Ravioli day 5 four days later for raviolishipweek by @breannasfluff

I finished this 25 panel hell of a comic. It's resolution is a bit quick but i don't think I'm impartial after spending days on it

[ravio-the-cabinet-man]

friends talking about heat and dehydration made me think of the time that me, a chronically dehydrated kid, asked my gym teacher if i could bring my water bottle for the mile run (which every kid was required to do for gym)

i was told no. you cant bring your water bottle. we'll have water when we come back inside.

jokes on her i had heat exhaustion so so bad for the next week, i couldnt even make it to school. and then my mom also got Pissed at her for it too. fuckin L

[clowns0up-felix]

Going full brainrot about your Links on a roadtrip... thinking about pitstops, getting stuck in traffic, car malfunctions, weird roadside attractions, playing games to pass the time... oh the to be in a car with the sillies

Sorry this took me a bit to answer bc I was originally draw more but I lost my steam so it was just sitting in my drafts for days,,, I didn’t draw anything u we’re talking about I’m sorry 😭 hope it’s not a crazy letdown

I might draw more in the future bc I DID have some fun visions,,, like playing games thatre themed after their games, Ravio running a souvenir shop with overpriced stuff,, them going camping and botw link being great at providing food out in the wild,,,,,, what if they stop at a beach and sailor and bunny show mc link how to build a giant sand castle,,, I dunno

[the-chains-cafe]

Hi guys no I’m not dead I just had the flu

Wanted to post this way earlier but I just couldn’t draw so…

I don’t think I’m gonna draw the rest so I’ll just leave what happened after the cut

..oh wait I can’t do that

Ok I’ll just leave it here cuz this is a different phone cuz I (hopefully temporarily) lost my main one

So Ravio is walking home from school after an audition for the theatre club and the next musical they’re doing (which is: Charlie and the chocolate factory)

And he calls Legend cuz he wants to tell him news about it and legend picks up and he’s like “sup” and ravios like “OMG BITCH GUESS WHAT” and legends like “OMG- WHATT!!”

And Rav tells him that he got the part of winki wolla

Strike that reverse it (höhö)

(Ravio literally makes that joke. Legend face palms)

Ravio then thinks he’s just gonna go to the cafe cuz what’s he gonna do at home, study? Nope! He’s not playing Emmett anymore so that vibe is out the window-

So he takes the bus from their (legend and Ravios) apartment and gets off near the chains cafe

SO

Legend meanwhile is chatting with costumers (including his bestie fable)

And he’s made some Christmas cookies and he’s them handing out. And he gives fable one that looks like her. And she’s like “omg it’s me. OMG I TASTE DELICIOUS!! Those cannibals are onto something”

At that very moment Ravio walks in and he hears that convo and he immediately goes

“everything here is eatable. Even IM eatable. But that’s called. ✨C A N N I B A L I S M ✨ and is IN FACT frowned upon. In Most Societies.” *takes a Cookie and eats ir jumpscaring legend*

If anyone Wants to draw that or write it be my guest I am off to my ball, and I’ll see you guys Tomorrow when my social battery is -69%

Edit: why did no one tell autocorrect autocoFucked “frowned” into “grosses”. Whatever I fixed it

[icywolfos]

first encounters

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The way they all met wasn't just like. them finding one hero and then another and another until all of them were collected- Crimson and Bunny (and Ravio, who stayed behind) may have been the first to meet, but some of the others got dragged into other eras in little clusters.

None of them really know what's happening until Crimson meets up with each cluster, and are Very Confused before then.

Crimson knew drawing the sword was going to do something- Hylia straight up told him, he just was NOT expecting whatever was going to happen to happen immediately after pulling the Master sword. Once Fi wakes up she'll have a lot to say about the current situation.

Crimson and Bunny landed in front of Prism literally like a minute before the color's re-fused for. reasons. and was already kind of disorientated before he watched two people fall from the sky from a burst of golden light.

Torrent and Wander landed in Wolf's hyrule, and didn't know what kind of animal he was so they didn't really panic seeing him- both are more confused about Faron Woods, neither having actually seen a forest as lush and as large as it.

Rinka and Mild ran into Mask in Mild's lost woods- the korok mask reacting to his presence and leading them to him.

Whisper showed up in Fauna's hyrule freaking the fuck out, who Fauna proceeded to think this neurotic mess was friend shaped and they were just vibing until the others found them.

[weepingtalecowboy]

Doll shenanigans are creepy by default

Fanfic prompt : Legend but he accidentally lost his hylian body somewhere in hytopia after he got his two dolls

And never bothered with finding it again because he doesn’t feel any pain in his bones ,… if he simply doesn’t have any bones.

And the joints can always be fixed or oiled to keep working and even be replaced in worst case scenarios

He certainly has the money to repair magical things and stuff

After link between worlds he also had someone who had experience with magical artifacts and could potentially fix them ,

… if not he still has another doll in his basement somewhere

Ravio considered himself the luckiest man alive to be both able of studying such a genius construct …

And also a house with no rent ,

A hylian citizenship AND a life partner ,

An opportunity to set up a very close to illegal shop (his weapons are NOT overpriced he swears on link's right arm ‘that he can replace with no problem’)

A legal business on creating Prosthetic limbs (no way is he going to let his knowledge of Link breaking off legs for stupid reasons NOT turn into a new business … he has way too much experience)

And even the favor of the princess

His life can’t be better and all because Link has been breaking limbs enough to get a permanent 50% off deal from the sheer knowledge of building prosthetics that Ravio got from rebuilding him over and over again when he stumbles back with half his body missing and face torn off…

(It was a horrible first experience to say the least)

When Ravio went on to go join the war of ages he was the go to guy to get perfectly functional… but ungodly overpriced prosthetics

He was not at all ashamed about being in love with a doll (nobody quite got the sentiment of that)

Wars was very much ignoring that

Tune for odd reasons kept snickering when Ravio spoke about how great his (probably not real) husband was

During linked universe Warriors and legend still bickered until …

Warriors after his night watch: *goes to check the pulse of the person closest to him just to be sure*

Warriors realizing that legend has no pulse , no signs of breathing ,no body warmth , no movement or twitch implying any signs of life : *starts aggressively trying to resurrect him … chest compressions*

Warriors obviously failing at it : “cries*

Legend hearing it : *opens eyes just to realize his brother broke his non self repairing rib cage*

The entire chain (minus Sky) was awake and ready for a fight

Just to see Warriors crying in relief and holding Legend (bro was reliving trauma that moment)

Afterwards he was really having a bad time with his bent rib cage and unfortunately being examined by a field trained soldier, a healer and then dragged to a doctor in the nearest village

But obviously they would have never assumed that Legend is a doll with full body mobility ,a sense of self and metal joints

They concluded that legend is overachieving with every new breath he takes and probably is about to die because of his weak heart beat ,

His very cold and rough skin in some places (fake magic skin is expensive … he can’t replace it every single time)

His very minimal breathing

The sheer horror Warriors felt when he realized the dent in legend's chest is simply not healing from when he broke the ribs by accident

Means that now everyone is convinced that legend will evaporate if they turn their eyes away

And Hyrule and Warriors are feeling horrible because they can’t fix it… or just make it slightly more bearable

NOTHING WORKS on him (it’s twilight's injury all over again)

It only got worse when legend told the chain that he has been having such problems since his last three adventures already (telling people he is an object never turns out well)

The chain became overly affectionate

The sheer amount of relive they felt when Ravio somehow fixed the dent

And the most intense anger when they realized that they were worrying for literally nothing

The chain finding out that Ravio fixed the worst damage: …. : ) finally he good

The chain when they realized that Legend was Ravio's doll in question: >:(

The chain reaction when legend admits he lost his body somewhere as if it is something acceptable to say : :o

The chain : how did you lose your body

Legend : accient :) silly mstke

[mirensiart]

Now I'm thinking about Dink realizing what's happening and holding Ravio hostage. The next time they see him he throws a tattered purple bunny hood at Legend and if the curse is still active the sudden emotional pain sends everyone to their knees

I love it when we hurt ravio guys, squeezing that lil guy in my hand like a stress ball

Anyway, ooooooh dark link (dink) doing a parallel to the one scene with ganondorf crushing midna's helmet in front of twilight 👀

I think if like dink were to take advantage of the curse, the weakest link (lmao) IS ravio since like, he's alone and in one place always, sure has items to defend himself but his first reaction is to run or hide, so grabbing him and hurting him to hurt the others is the most logical conclusion lol

They would all realize the one hurting is rav and like they'd all be worried sick over him, especially legend, cause all that pain can't come from just ravio being a clumsy dumb bunny

Because of the soul bond ravio can't die without legend dying too (or vice versa) so at least legend has the small comfort that ravio is not dead, but seeing dink with ravio's bloody hood would probably make him go full emotional pain mode

Cause he's lost two loved ones before (his uncle and marin) he can't lose a third one :(

[crazylittlejester]

hiii I’ve seen ppl asking u ab like hcs right so I was wondering if u have any for like legend (I’ve been liking him a lot recently) I’m v curious if u do

YES I DO (sorry for taking so long to answer my brain has been a bit fuzzy and its been hard to think :/ )

- he is not at all a mean person, he just struggles with his tone and his facial expressions and often comes off as sarcastic snappy or rude when he doesn’t mean to be. not that he never intends to be sarcastic, but sometimes his genuine responses get read as sarcastic

- don’t fuck with him and his apple pie. he treats apple pie baking like it’s a sacred thing and not even Wild can make a better one. he and Wild have absolutely had some kind of master chef high tension level bake off and it Wild lost so abysmally he couldn’t look at an apple for a week

- he’s seventeen (almost 18) but the others will NEVER know this. Warriors once guessed he was 20 (out of fear of calling him a child when he wasn’t one), and Legend was like “well if that’s reasonable to believe I’m not gonna correct him” so he’s just kinda let the chain assume he’s the fourth oldest. Hyrule can NEVER learn he’s actually the older of the two

- he’s got bad knees, he stands up and they crack so loud everyone winced in sympathy

- makes a yearly tradition of hurling a single apple at Ravio’s head. its never on the same day so it’s always unpredictable. Ravio just has to watch the fuck out the ENTIRE month of september

[championofsanghelios]

Caps

Wind: -looking through a book about the heroes of hyrule throughout history.- "Huh...I just noticed something. We're all wearing caps in these pictures and drawings." Hyrule: -snorts- "I lost mine in a volcano." Legend: -huffs- "Ravio borrwed my red one...then sold it at an elevated price." Twilight: "I think I chewed mine up at one point..." Time: -raises eyebrow at him- "I hope you did that as a wolf, and not as yourself." Twilight: -sighs- "Duh!" -secretly lying, he was actually drunk and very hungry- Warriors: -flamboyantly throws scarf over shoulder.- "Get with the fashion, dweebs. Scarfs are all the rage." Four: "Nuh-uh! Hoods are where it's at!" Wild: "Yeah, Hylia's Chosen has a scarf, you're just a copy cat!" Sky: -sad sigh- "My cap got blown off during a loftwing lesson...never found it." Wind: -gasps- "Yeah, I lost mine whilst sailing through a storm one rainy night...linebeck wouldn't let me go looking for it." Time: -hums thoughtfully- "Malon took one look at my old cap and gear confined it all to storage. I've never been able to figure out where she put them." Legend: -rolls eyes- "So I'm the only one who wears a cap here? Seriously?" Twilight: -smirking- "Aw, you feeling special now, Cappy?" Legend: -glowers at him- "Say that again, wolf boy, I dare you!"

[amanitacurses]

do you do silly stuff? silly raviolink or vidow? your art is all so pretty, it looks like eating it would feel like crunching thin sheets of glacial ice

I had actually finished this a few days ago, but wanted to focus on my own stuff, since there were a lot of vidow requests already, I went with RavioLink being silly and flirting!

Also thank you, I'm not often told what my art would taste like

[damfangirl08]

SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY :D

Do you have more details on this “legend is 14 agenda” because it has overtaken my brain (in the best way possible) and thought I’d ask just in case you wanted to share! :D

Yes ive been waiting for this one!!! In my au i like to think when the chain met legend, and eventually asked how old he is, he told them to guess. Warriors guessed 19 based on his looks and the amoubt of adventures he's been on, and Legend just said "yeah that works".

In my brain he started his first adventure when he was about 6-7 years old, so during cadence pf hyrule he was 7-8, then 8-10 for the oracles. Then links awakening happened, and he was lost at sea for about half a year? Then he got a small break before albw. Albw happened when he was like 12, then 13 for trifoce heroes, and I also like to shove any and all non-canon games into his breaks for extra trauma yk.

So when he meets the others he is only 14, and is desperately trying to keep the chain from ever meeting Fable, Ravio, Myth or Ballad because they will immediately expose him.

Its also very funny to me to look at some of the lu panels in this context because just:

Look at his face

Hes so small look at him

Youre telling me this ^ is not a kid?

(Added bonus of this headcanon is the comedy of Warriors beefing with a 14 year old)

I have a post with my headcanons for the rest of the chains age as well here if anyone is interested: https://www.tumblr.com/damfangirl08/757276696485429248/in-my-brain-this-is-how-old-everyone-in-the-chain?source=share

[sapphicseasapphire]

Chain as Cryptids au: Huggability

My back hurts, have some comfort! Characters are ranked by who gives the best hugs to the worst hugs, and a little bit of an explanation!

(Under the cut because long)

1. Sky

Do I really need to explain myself? He’s Sky. He’s the softest, sweetest, most cuddly hero to ever exist and we love him for that. He’s kind of known for taking a random hero into his arms, wrapping his mighty wings around them, and then flopping onto the ground and falling asleep. He’s just. So soft. His wings? So warm. Every hero- even Legend, who’s pretty touch averse- would kill to be wrapped up in his crimson feathers. (Eh, except maybe Time. At first). He has a knack for finding whichever Link needs a hug the most and seeking them out.

2. Twilight:

This guy? Is extremely gentle. He’s so incredibly strong but also so incredibly soft. His Hylian hugs are second only to Sky’s, but he also had the added bonus of being a Shapeshifter! One moment, he’s got a Link all wrapped up in his arms and the next, he’s a purring cat on their lap. A wolf wrapped protectively around them. Warm and cuddly and always so careful. Gotta love Twilight.

3. Suprisingly (?), Legend:

Legend’s pretty touch averse most of the time. But when people need him, he’s there. He has so much love in his heart that he keeps bottled up. He has experience, and he has a knack for reading people. He knows exactly what they need.

4. Wind:

Little big brother. He’s surprisingly good at comforting the others and when he wants to be, he’s biggest cuddle bug in the world (second only to Sky, I guess haha). He’s really good at curling up and holding on tight, and he definitely 100% uses his younger age to his advantage. You wouldn’t tell the child to let go, right? You wouldn’t tell the child to get up. Even though, in reality, he’s comforting them more than they’re comforting him. He lets them think that they’re being the strong ones- it’s his little trick haha.

5. Hyrule:

Little guy. His hugs are always warm and gentle since he’s absolutely buzzing with magic. Fairy magic is inherently healing, so even if he’s not actively casting spells, the others are affected by his Good Vibes when they hug him! Having a bad day? Not anymore, Hyrule won’t let it happen. (Disclaimer: when he’s in his True Form, the two inch tall fairy, it isn’t wise for the others to try to hug him. Unless they’re Four and are also two inches tall.)

6. Ravio:

TOUCH STARVED BABY!!! GIVE HIM A HUG!!! Ravio is so eager to be affectionate haha! He kind of jumps directly on top of Legend like all the time, and when be hugs people, be squeezes them tightly as if he’s making up for lost time. While this is comforting to some, it might catch others off guard. I think he should be tied with Hyrule and Four but that’s not how these things work haha.

7. Four:

Four’s hugs are good hugs! They would be higher up on the list if it weren’t for their horns getting in the way. Sky’s go-to move is to rest his chin on peoples’ heads when he cuddles, but the top of Four’s head is deadly. Because they’re shorter than almost everyone in the Chain, the horns will get in the way. It’s no problem! The others can work around them! But they are gonna knock them down a few points. Sorry, Four.

8. Time:

This man. This God. Is so incredibly bad at being social. He’s awkward and not very good at reading social cues. And that’s not because he’s not mortal, it’s because he was raised by a tree. He’s not sure when it’s appropriate to hug the other Links (he’s more confident with Malon and his children), so he just tends to leave them alone. His philosophy, in this and in everything, is that if he gives them space, they’ll eventually come to him. That’s… not always correct. His hugs have great potential- he’s big and gentle- but he can’t give good hugs if he doesn’t give hugs.

9. Wild:

Wild doesn’t really… hug. He’ll sit next to a Link and flop against them. He’ll lean. But he doesn’t quite understand to wrap his arms around, and he doesn’t respond well to someone wrapping their arms around him, feeling trapped. So the leaning is about as close as they’re gonna get haha! And that’s perfectly fine! He’s not heavy (like at all) but he is warm (absolutely buzzing with spirit magic), so he’s always a welcome snuggle buddy. Just as long as he doesn’t try to steal their things while he’s half on top of them haha!

10. Warriors:

I’m sorry, I truly am. He’s a sword. He doesn’t do hugs. And even if he did, his physical form is metallic. Cold and hard and just about the least comforting ever. I love the guy, but this just isn’t his strong suit.

[gia-d]

Hello!

Anyone who pays any sort of attention to me has probably noticed that most of my latest artwork has been related to the fic This is an Adjuration by @not-freyja.

There's a very good explanation for this.

It's the best LU fic I have ever read (and trust me I've read a few).

It is so good in fact, I am actively in the process of binding it into a real, physical book so I can always have it ready on my shelf to read if the internet ever goes down.

I highly recommend it to anyone who likes LU, for its incredible characterisations, the highly moving message it sends, and the twisting, addictive narrative that plays out in it, that somehow manages to neatly explain the entire Legend of Zelda timeline with no loose threads (Freyja you are an actual genius).

"But Gia!" I hear a lot of you say, "Characters die in it, it would be too sad for me to read!"

To which I reply: Did you enjoy the Hunger Games? Harry Potter (before she who shall not be named outed herself as a raging transphobe)? Star Wars? Marvel? Vast majority of shonen anime? Literally the majority of popular fandoms?

All of these had beloved characters killed off. This is no different. What is different is that none of them were so kind as to give you an actual warning tag to let you know that someone would die in these stories like fics on AO3 do.

Adjuration is a tragedy in the classic, literary sense. It is not whump. It is not angst. It is not suffering porn. Characters don't die for shock value, they die because it is the only thing that makes sense for the narrative, and the entire time the story is holding your hand through it, telling you that it's ok. He mattered. This has meaning, even if it hurts right now. It is a story that ends with a dash of hope. And for every moment of pain and suffering? There are 5 times as many moments of hilarity (omg the chapter where they are arguing about the definition of "lost" gets me every time), moments of joy (Wind's un-birthday party had me grinning so much), and moments of love (Red with Wild in the shrine of resurrection, Hyrule with the seedling, Malon inviting Wars to stay, Legend going back to tell Ravio the truth...)

Adjuration is probably the best thing I've ever read. I would give nothing more than to be able to wipe my memory of it just so I can experience it for the first time all over again. Please go read it.

[breannasfluff]

“Mr. Hero! Come on!”

“Ravio, it’s freezing out. It’s winter! There’s snow!”

“Yes, but you need to see this!”

Legend stands, hands on his hips, and glares at the merchant. “I have to put on snow clothes.”

“Just boots!” Ravio has a full robe; he’s got no room to talk. 

“I’ll freeze.”

“I’ll walk close to you.”

With an exasperated sigh, the vet goes to pull on his boots. Why he gives into Ravio’s whims is a mystery. Certainly not because he likes him, or anything. 

The nighttime chill is enough to make him lunge for the safety of the house. 

“Oh no,” Ravio says, catching his hand. “Come on, buddy. We don’t have to go far.”

Legend is distracted from escape by the feel of his fingers twining in Ravio’s. If he rubbed his thumb, he could trace the merchant’s knuckle. He doesn’t. 

Ravio pulls him down the slope of the house and up the hill on the other side. He doesn’t let go of the vet’s hand, even when he slips. 

Panting, they both make it to the top. 

“Now look at this!” Ravio drops his hand and throws his arms wide, spinning in a circle. He’s a showman, through and through. 

Legend looks around. The faint moonlight sets the snow glittering. The air holds the unique smell of snow and winter; so hard to pin down. And overhead—

Oh. This is what Ravio wanted him to see. 

The sky is a blanket of stars; more than he normally sees. Maybe the cold of the air makes them more visible. Maybe he just appreciates them more when he’s freezing. 

The merchant moves right up behind him and wraps his arms around Legend, who stiffens. 

“Relax, you’re shivering.” Warm hands wrap over his chilled ones. “Look at it all. Isn’t it amazing?”

It is. Yet somehow, Legend finds himself focusing not on the sky, but on Ravio. His steady breaths against his back. The way his robe pools over their hands, keeping away the chill. 

The vet tilts his head back, resting it on Ravio’s shoulder. The merchant still stares at the stars. It could be a trick of the light, but they seem to reflect the sky. Constellations caught in his eyes, framed by long lashes. A world Legend could get lost in, if only he let himself. 

Ravio looks down, which isn’t very far with Legend’s head on his shoulder. “So? What do you think?” His breath is warm as it brushes the vet’s cheek. 

“It’s…beautiful.” Ravio is beautiful. And amazing, and caring, and charming. Annoying and stubborn in turns. Flawed, yet perfect in the imperfection. 

“I know some stories about the constellations. They were harder to see in Lorule, but we share some common ones. Did you know I chose my name from one of those tales?”

Only…Legend isn’t listening. He tuned out the words and focuses only on the merchant’s lips. Plush and full, pulled into a pretty pout as he realizes the vet isn't listening. 

Maybe it’s the stars glittering overhead. Maybe it’s the winter chill, pushing rational thought from his mind. Maybe Legend wanted this for a long time but never acted. 

Because when Ravio tilts his head closer to ask a question, Legend turns his head as well and captures his lips in a kiss. 

The merchant freezes. 

He’s not letting this stop him. Legend spins in his arms and grabs his shoulders. To keep him from fleeing? To pull him closer?

Then he presses their lips together again, gentler. 

Ravio…softens, molding his lips back. 

When Legend pulls back, the stars are caught in Ravio’s gaze. And maybe they’re caught in the vet’s too, because the merchant says, “I love you.”

This is what the stars must feel like to touch. Uncontainable, yet burning warm. Filled with magic and mystery. Beauty and home, all wrapped up in one. 

Legend leans in for another kiss and forgets about the cold.