#i know this was more sooga and kohga

[smilesrobotlover]

Welcome back to Smile’s bizarre theories

Sooga is the lost prince of the Gerudo. My evidence?

Dude is BIG

[iwantmasterkohga]

RANDOM FACTS AND STUFF IVE NOTICED ABOUT MASTER KOHGA AND SOOGA!!!!!

Kohga actually doesn’t really like the fact that ALL they eat is bananas, in one of his quests it’s said he’s tired of it and wants to try something new

Sooga cant accept any help, his own clan needing to sneak around so he wouldn’t know they intended on helping him, and when you try to lighten his load of stuff to carry, he doubles it.

Kohga is REALLY tall. Somewhere around 6’6.

Soogas only interactive line when added in a team with someone, aside from Kohga(and probably terrako i havent finished aoc) is Impa, where he says “I’ll be watching you.” ..seems he isn’t a big fan of her

Kohga is the only yiga with purple in his design, a color as stated in the master book is associated with danger and power, such as when silver monsters have purple markings. The patterns also kind of resemble a blue ringed octopus, I’ve noticed

Kohga is actually pretty cowardly when it comes to fighting monsters and getting hurt unless it’s about his clan, in which case, he will sacrifice his own escape to save them from dying for him

Oh the topic of this, he seems to have a lot of love and concern for his clan, seeing them as way more than just his underlings. When they sacrifice themselves for him, he says “why is everyone only worried about me?”

When followed up after he uses the Shieka ice rune, Sooga carves a statue of Master kohga out of ice. He MUST bow to the statue before doing anything and you aren’t able to control him until he is finished bowing. If something breaks the ice statue while he is bowing, Sooga cries out in anger and delivers three huge slashes at whatever broke it.

^^(Which, wanna add, the statue thing kinda implies Sooga is artistic enough to create ICE SCULPTURES????)

Kohga and Sooga seem to be mirrors of Link and Zelda, Sooga and link both being quiet bodyguards with a sword, and Kohga and Zelda both having magical powers and coming from a “royal” bloodline

Aaaand that’s all for now! Gonna reply to my asks tmw

[zelda-the-sacred-realm]

How does Wild feel about Master Kohga? Have they reconciled?

I don't know if your question was referring to Wild in my story, in that case Master Kohga is not present in it, sorry

But I had planned an au for Age of Calamity where Sooga and Impa fall in love and in that case Wild and Kohga are forced to collaborate, so as not to upset the new couple (Unfortunately I didn't continue it anymore)

But the two were trying to maintain a fake friendship until Impa and Sooga's wedding, and it was really funny 😂

I'm very sorry that I didn't dedicate more time to it but it continues to be an au that I love very much

Thanks for your ask! 💖

[plagueybirb]

Sooga probably has pretty bad vision I won't lie.

Judging by the crack in his mask, assuming he didn't put it there himself to look cooler of course, one of his eyes is probably damaged in some way. Maybe not completely missing, but definitely damaged.

Looking at some of his scenes, and the way he fights, it also just makes me think he's got some level of issues with sight, even if it wasn't caused by the loss of an eye. His attacks are mostly broad swings over a wide area, hard to dodge, and (because Sooga is literally a gigantic walking tank of a man) pretty hard to block. He gets up close and personal, almost unreasonably so considering the size and reach of his weapons. There are explosions, tornados, both things that cover very wide areas with little room to miss a target. And when he DOES throw things, it's never just one.

His first ranged attack on Zelda, he throws three knives instead of one. It would ensure at least one of them hits her, if Link hadn't stepped in at the last second. All of his other ranged attacks, while it could be just him making sure he's getting the job extra done, are all multiple volleys of so many things that it's impossible not to get hit unless you're actually a Goddess or Sonic the Hedgehog.

Then his scenes with Kohga. Kohga is a man who is loud. Broad gestures, exaggerated movements, all things that are easy to see if almost all you're seeing is blurry blobs of color and no fine detail unless you're about a foot away. And I think Kohga is aware of it, and partially does it so Sooga can have at least something to work with beyond words and tone of voice. They can't see each other's faces after all, there's no facial expressions to work with.

The scene where him and Kohga are speaking with Astor. Slowing it down, Sooga actually doesn't seem to get visibly defensive until Kohga stands up and acts huffy, which is after Astor is already standing and moving (only by a second or two, but still). And he immediately backs down the second Kohga hops right back into his chair, humming and relaxed.

And Sooga tracks the movement, visibly turning his head which you wouldn't really need to do unless you can't see things next to you very well. I know I can't, and I turn my head constantly to see things that realistically I should be able to see if I had 20/20 vision. Throughout the entire scene with Kohga and Astor, Sooga is fairly still. The room is dim, lit by candles and lanterns, he's probably relying a lot more on Kohga's wild movements and sounds than he normally would, and staying still would minimize how much noise he himself would make.

When Astor is standing at the altar, Sooga doesn't seem to be actually looking at him like Kohga is. It might just be the angle of the shot, but it looks more like he's looking past him. And since Astor is wearing dark colors, he absolutely blends into the background if he's not standing directly in the light. It might just be he's waiting on Kohga's reaction to the Deviled Egg leaking Malice all over their altar and acting appropriately in response, but honestly? I don't think Sooga knows what the hell he's actually looking at. Not until Kohga elbows him and quite literally tells him how to react.

I refuse to believe a guy as devoted, calculated, and detail oriented as Sooga wouldn't see the UNIQUE tiny egg shaped guardian leaking Malice, see the NON corrupted version that is Terrako, and not make some sort of connection (and NOT mention it to his Master) unless he literally could not decipher what he was looking at.

Now, I do think he can see detail, as evidenced by his Master Kohga ice sculpture. But anything more than a foot away? Nope. All blobs of color and blurry shapes.

All I'm saying is somebody get Sooga some damn glasses

[ninjiniz]

In my opinion Kohga adopted Sooga when he was 13.

Pls Nintendo (or Omega Force I don't know who owns Sooga's character but I don't care somebody-) give us more of them

[noirandchocolate]

In a huge Sooga mood today so here's some random headcanons about my version of that big strong Right Hand (you know, this handsome guy) who I'd never ask for rent to stay in my head:

He loves sweets (it's like his one vice). Big fruit lover even beyond the Yigas' cultural penchant for bananas, and he looooves honey. Fried bananas with honey on them? Oh my god. (Honestly it's a shame chocolate doesn't exist in my Hyrule. He'd be all over that.)

He's a light sleeper when out of the Karusa Complex on missions, always alert to the slightest sounds even when it's not his turn for guard duty. At home, though, he tends to fall dead asleep and be difficult to wake up...before his body just naturally does it at an early hour, exactly when he's supposed to get up and get ready for his first duties of the day. It’s uncanny. A little creepy.

If that linked art didn’t make it obvious, my Sooga’s high split-ponytail is ornamental—part of the Right Hand’s uniform. (That style seems to be based on kabuki theater wigs such as this iconic one for the character Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasu in the play “Shibaraku.”) He usually keeps his actual (4c-textured) hair in short braids ending at the nape of his neck, but he’s been growing it out longer post-AoC events. However keep in mind his face in the linked art isn’t his real one; it’s his standard disguise technique one!

He's half-Sheikah on his father's side and originally lived in Lurelin Village. He hasn't been back since joining the Clan. I'll leave it at that for now. However a less serious headcanon is that one thing he misses from childhood in Lurelin is fresh fish on the daily. His favorite is porgy!

When he first joined the Clan as a child, before he began his serious weapons training in earnest, Sooga's assigned tasks around the Complex often involved working with the Clan's apothecaries to prepare medicines, poisons, spice and herb blends etc. He has a strong interest in plants that earned him chore assignments like that, and also always enjoyed going on missions to Satori Mountain to gather herbs and fruits and veggies as a young teenager. He loves it when the desert has one of its blooming seasons and there are flowers everywhere, and has cacti and succulents he's planted around that he checks on all the time.

Master Kohga’s Right Hand at the time Sooga joined, my OC Chisao, took a shine to Sooga almost immediately and became his mentor when it came time to truly begin his martial training. Now that he himself is Right Hand (Chisao's still alive he just persuaded the Master to let him pass on the role to a younger man), Sooga strives to do Chisao proud when training his own new Blademaster candidates in particular. (However, he does NOT think of Chisao—or anyone else in the Clan for that matter—as an adoptive parent or anything like that. Because of reasons, ie he was and is NOT looking for that in his life.)

Sooga’s currently (post-Calamity) getting lessons in Ancient Sheikah calligraphy from Kohga. He wants to be more artistically cultured in addition to his martial skills, because Kohga is talented with stuff like that and he sees it as a way to be closer with his dear partner. <3

He’s got a dry sense of humor that can get a little morbid. (Think Morticia Addams’s “oh no…he lives” or his own “Your Highness, I bring news. It regards your impending death.”) Absurd circumstances, statements, and actions by others also make him laugh. He’ll usually cover his mouth/the place where his mouth is under his mask while he keeps a lid on his quiet laughter but occasionally something will surprise him into really laughing out loud and it’s kind of adorable.

Most Yiga have a simple, usually small tattoo of the Inverted Eye on them somewhere. Sooga’s is on his left shoulder blade and it’s (unsurprisingly) bigger than average.

His mask got cracked in a fight with a lynel pretty shortly after he became Right Hand and got it. He could have another made no problem, but chooses to keep the broken one "as a reminder that to persevere even in the face of loss may lead to victory, but also that even in victory there may be lasting consequence.”

Okay I'll stop but I just love hiiiiim so muuuuuch~

[elthoughtzos]

Chapter 7: Nothing Else Matters

Michiko accompanies Lord Ren on a mission. A familiar face resurfaces. And more OC’s are introduced.

“Kuni, get up. You’re joining me on a patrol today.”

Ren called as he knocked on her door. Michiko groaned as she sat up in the bed, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. She let out a grumble to let him know that she was up as she heard him retreat down the hall outside her door. Michiko knew better than to try to talk him out of joining him on the patrol so she complied and started changing from her sleep wear to the Yiga uniform.

After a long day and night, the sun was beginning to set when Ren announced that patrol hours are officially over. Since his patrol area around the Tabantha area, sometimes other young Yiga would join in on the patrols while disguised as normal civilians. When he dismisses them all back to the hideout and only Ren and Michiko remain, she contemplates asking him if they can stop for food before they make their way back to the hideout.

“Kuni, let's get going. There’s an annual blade master meeting tonight.” Ren stated.

Confusion washes over Michiko’s face as she raises an eyebrow and glances over at him. “A blade master meeting?”

Ren started walking away before she could even ask her next question. “But I’m not a blade master. Why am I coming?”

He’s silent for a few seconds as she catches up with him and he looks over at her. “Master Kohga has asked for an update on your training.”

Anxiety begins eating at her as they make their way to the hideout.

They both arrived at the hideout a little later than everyone else. The other blade masters were all standing in a line, waiting for the master.

“I’m so sorry, my fellow blade masters. We were patrolling and left as soon as we could. Excuse our tardiness.” Ren apologized.

“Hello, Ren.” A woman about his height greeted him. “Who’s we?” She asked, slightly tilting her head in confusion.

All eyes land on Michiko as she emerges from behind Ren, with a shy wave. Her eyes immediately catch sight of a familiar horned mask but this time there’s a crack on the mask.

“Michiko?!” Sooga suddenly asked.

“Sooga?” She responded.

“You two have met before?” Ren asked.

“Yes,” Michiko replied to Ren’s question. “I aided him on a mission quite a while ago.”

“Ren, who’s that?” Another blade master asked as he pointed over at her.

“My apprentice, Michiko. As I said before, we were finishing patrolling and as soon as we were done, we came here for the meeting.”

Michiko was surprised that he left out the part of why she’s at the meeting. After all, only blade masters are allowed to be at these annual meetings and the other ones know that too. But before anyone else could get another word in, Master Kohga arrived.

“Thank you for coming to the annual blade master meeting.” Kohga says.

“Ren, a word please.” The meeting had ended and the master called for Ren. As Michiko was about to join them, Master Kohga waved a hand. “Not you, Michiko.”

She nodded and remained in place in the hall where the other blade masters were. During the meeting, she was allowed to stay. Nothing peculiar happened other than the blade masters updating their ongoing investigations on finding the princess’ knight, the status of their patrolling areas. Not all the blade masters had apprenticeships other than Ren and the woman who had greeted him earlier.

Michiko was pulled out of her thoughts when she felt a hand being placed on her shoulder.

“Michiko.. it’s great to see you again. How long has it been, two years?”

She turned around to see Sooga and a few other blade masters. Their masks were off as Michiko pulled hers off as well. They all looked like they were in their late teens to early twenties.

“The pleasure is all mine.” She smiled at him. “And yes it’s been nearly two years since we completed that mission.”

“Lord Sooga, will you introduce us?” The woman from earlier excitedly requested.

“Yes, Michiko, these are a few of my fellow blade masters. This is Ayame,” he said referring to the woman, “and those two over there are Matsuda and Yoshida. Twin brothers that I personally trained.” The twins looked over at her and one of them waved while the other silently observed.

“Don’t worry, Matsuda has always been more reserved. Even with me.” Sooga slightly chuckled.

“How did you become an apprentice for Lord Ren? He has never been keen on finding one.” Yoshida asked.

Michiko awkwardly scratched the back of her neck, “it was Master Kohga who told him about me.”

The twins glanced at each other as Ayame spoke up, “I definitely look forward to having another woman join us.”

Michiko smiled as Ren emerged from the master’s study.

“Tomorrow we have more training to do.” He announced glancing over at Michiko.

“Ren, you must join the three of us for a late dinner before we all depart to do our tasks.” Sooga suggests. “Michiko, you as well.”

She raised her eyebrows as Michiko looked over at Ren. First she was able to stay in for their meeting and now she might join them for dinner? She never would’ve expected her day to be so.. eventful.

“Okay.” Ren sighed and gave in as the six of them headed to the dining room.

Despite popular belief, bananas weren’t the only thing in the clan’s menu, as the Yiga’s chef brought out bowls of harusame soup for each of them. And besides the six of them, another blade master who went by Ryuji, joined them. Michiko tried to greet him at the beginning of dinner, but he just glanced at her before turning away.

At one end of the table sat Ren and at the other end sat Matsuda. Michiko, Sooga, and Yoshida on one side, with Ayame and Ryuji facing her. Michiko sat in between Sooga and Yoshida, with Sooga closest to Matsuda and Ayame closest to Ren. Everyone ate and chatted idly while Michiko simply observed. With all of them knowing each other so well, she felt a bit out of place being in the middle of them.

Eventually Sooga started making conversation with Michiko since their first interaction.

“So how’s your training with Lord Ren going?” Sooga asked.

For some reason, Michiko didn’t feel the need to hide anything from him so she told him the truth.

“It’s a lot harder than I thought to join all of you among the blade master ranks.” Michiko admitted.

Sooga hummed in agreement. “It’s difficult to get your body to get used to the techniques but once you master them, it's as simple as breathing.”

“Did you have difficulties ranking up?” She asked.

“At first, yes. But that was because I was nearly starving to death when I found the Master and he took me under his wing. I was just a fourteen year old boy putting too much pressure on myself and trying to rush my recovery process. But over time and with training, I was able to defeat a golden lynel and that’s when I was given the rank of blade master.”

At the age of fourteen, he was already a blade master.

“I just… I just feel like I’m falling behind with me being nineteen years old and still being an apprentice.” Michiko sighed.

“But you made quite the progress. With your hard work, you went from being a Yiga captain to an apprentice to a blade master. Lord Ren is also one of our strongest warriors.” Sooga praised.

Michiko’s cheeks turned pink. “Actually… Master Kohga told Lord Ren about me after I punched a fellow captain. Because he sees potential in me.”

Sooga raised an eyebrow, “why’d you do it?”

“Because he said that women in the clan should just stick to being wives or being nurses and that we shouldn’t be out there on the battlefield.”

The two of them were so engrossed in their conversation and for a moment, it felt like nothing else mattered.

“How’s the engaged life going for you two?” Ryuji asked Ren and Ayame.

They’re engaged? Michiko thought.

Sooga must’ve noticed her surprised expression. “Teenage friends to lovers who’re set to marry. They met since they joined the clan at the same time..”

Yoshida must’ve noticed her expression too because he starts speaking to Michiko.

“Tell me, how old are you, Michiko?”

“I’m nineteen.”

“Ah, the same as me. A year younger than Lord Sooga.” Yoshida smiled.

“Do you have a significant other waiting for you back home?” Yoshida playfully asks. “Or a girlfriend even? Surely a pretty girl like you wouldn’t have any trouble finding a suitor.”

Michiko shakes her head as she blushes, “no, nobody has caught my interest yet.”

“Yoshida, leave the poor girl alone. Not everyone needs to be married off at a young age like you.”

Yoshida huffs at Ayame’s comment. “I’m just saying. She’s a beautiful young lady, anyone would ask to court her.” He suddenly smirks and looks over at Sooga. “Right Sooga? Wouldn’t Kuni be a beautiful bride?”

Sooga regretted not having his mask on to conceal his face as it turned red and he stuttered for an answer. “I-… yes. Wait, I didn’t mean it like that. She’s beautiful but just not for me.”

Yoshida snickered.

“She’s beautiful but she should focus on her Yiga duties first. Michiko, you’re still young and have plenty of time to pick a suitor.” Sooga settles on that response at last. His cheeks were as red as their uniform.

Michiko giggled to herself. He always seemed so calm and collected during their interactions. Never this flustered.

“Are you romantically involved with someone, Lord Sooga?”

“No.” He quickly replied.

“Are you interested?” Yoshida asked with a shit eating grin.

Now it was Michiko’s turn to get flustered. “What? N- no. I was just curious.” She chuckled breathlessly.

An awkward silence falls between her and Sooga. And everyone else around them hollers and cackles.

“There’s early training tomorrow, so you should get plenty of rest, Kuni.” Ren suggested.

Michiko had never been so grateful for Lord Ren intervening.

“Right.” She responded.

The two of them stand up.

“I should go to bed too.” Ayame said.

“I too, must leave.” Sooga added.

Suddenly everyone was getting up from the dining table. Before Michiko makes her way to the hall where her room was, Ayame stops her.

“Good luck with your training under Lord Ren. When you join us in the blade master ranks, I look forward to having another woman to talk to.” Ayame said enthusiastically.

“Of course.” Michiko smiled at her.

Since Ayame is a blade master, she joins Lord Ren as the two of them walk off down the hall.

“I meant to congratulate you for being in the apprentice rank now. Best of luck with your training and I hope to see you join us in the next blade master meeting among our ranks.”

“Only one can dream.” Michiko whispered.

He turns to leave but Yoshida had other ideas. He’s standing behind Sooga and reaches forward with his massive arms, pulling you in for a hug, essentially squishing Michiko into Sooga’s chest.

“Such a great time! Kuni, it was nice meeting you. I look forward to seeing you again.”

Yoshida released them both and threw an arm around Sooga’s shoulders as they headed down the hall.

Michiko shook her head and smiled. She was beginning to get attached to everyone in the clan.

taglist: @nottheheidi @swordsofdevotion

[lordsooga]

We all know Sooga's backstory, and why he loves Kohga so much. But if there were more reasons, I'm sure that one of them would be this:

(Sorry for my handwriting)

what DOESNT he see in him? Nothing is better than a funny, witty man

absolutely agreed, though. Kohga cares a lot about his people, he's pretty clever and smart, hes charismatic, hes the full package

I do love the idea though that someone as stoic as sooga likes finding someone who can actually make him laugh and gets his sense of humor

[master-kohga-dating-sim]

Faces Of Eons

more for Sakiru, this is kind of a follow up to Return. here we have Sakiru meeting the main silly guys of the AU :3

(for @bugger-loz's dungeon boss AU, Dark Disciples)

Word count: 1268 Characters: Sakiru, Astor, Original characters (the blights and temple bosses), Kohga and Sooga (briefly) Warnings: None

The four stood there in silence, facing Sakiru and the apostle with exaggerated expressions ranging from bewilderment to annoyance. Not knowing what to say, Sakiru stood there and studied their features.

There weren't many collective similarities between them. They were all different shapes and species- a thin and lanky gerudo who appeared to be a man, A built and stocky goron, a tall-statured zora, and a barrel-chested rito. All of them were flicking their eyes between Sakiru and the robed man.

After a minute of silence, the apostle spoke. “I told you that the Demon King’s alchemist turned himself into a construct.”

“I… guess that is a construct… but you at least could’ve told us what that meant! We weren’t exactly expecting a full on robot, ya know?” “What were you expecting?” He threw their hands in the air. “I don’t know, but it damn well wasn’t that!”

The apostle sighed and rubbed his forehead. “Enough. The point is that he’s here now. You may call him Sakiru. That was the name that he took in life.”

“Sakiru,” The rito murmured under his breath.

The apostle turned his head to Sakiru. “I wanted you to meet these people. These are the ones who call themselves The Blights, followers of Calamity Ganon. Each of them serve as their respective element.”

He gestured to all of them, one by one. First the gerudo. “Raedihn is the blight of thunder.” The rito. “Thyelli is the blight of the winds.” The zora. “Ahvesus is the blight of the waters.” The goron. “And finally, Kohlasi is the blight of fire.” He crossed his arm over his chest and bowed. “I am the prophet of doom. You may call me Astor.”

Sakiru looked from Astor to the blights. “...That’s not all of them. What do you mean?”

Astor stood up from his bow, masking his confusion with false confidence. “I assure you, that is all four of them. Each counteracts a certain person, a general in our enemy’s army. Every single one is accounted for.”

“But what of light? What of spirit?”

A smirk tugged at the corner of his lips, but he still kept some of that confusion. “You’ve been down there quite a while, you must not be up to speed. There is no ‘spirit’ that you speak of. The light, Princess Zelda, is opposed by the calamity itself.”

Before Sakiru could ask any questions, Ahvesus cut through with a sarcastic laugh. “Look, prophecy man. We don’t have all day. This isn’t exactly, you know, time for a little history lesson.” They hissed that part through gritted teeth. “So can we please get to the point?”

Astor nodded. “Of course. Right this way, Sakiru.”

He opened the wooden doors and let them out. The quiet of the room they were in seemed infectious, the bustle of the outside going silent in nearly a second. The strange masked men clothed in red suits stared at them and shuffled out of their way to clear a path.

While they walked, Sakiru perked his mechanical ears up. He noticed two men in the crowd: one of them significantly taller than the rest of them, the other jumping around and waving his arms in the air. “Sooga, lift me up! I wanna see em!”

The tall man named Sooga picked him up by the armpits and lifted him to about the height of his chest. The other man, wearing a more extravagant mask and noticeably more stout than the others, put a hand at his forehead to shield his eyes from sunlight that wasn’t in the underground hideout. “Woah! What in Ganon’s name is that? Is that the alchemist guy that Astor was talking about?”

The man stopped speaking and demanded to be let down when Sakiru looked at him. Before he could fully squirm out of his position, they entered the next room.

Just like the one that they met in, this room had no masked men in it. There were three mounds of blankets and cushions, along with a wooden tub of water clearly separated from the fabrics. As they walked in, Astor jingled the jewelry in his hair.

The four beings in the room perked up, intrigued by the noise. They were… babies. A gerudo girl, a goron pebble, a zora fry, and a rito hatchling. They crawled a little closer to Sakiru. Fascinated, but wary of danger.

The Blights looked at each other and waited for one of them to say something. Thyelli took that responsibility. “...These are our children,” she said. “Moruka, Gohrra, Gyba, and my son, Colgheri. You… can imagine why this is so important to us.”

“I see…” Sakiru rasped as he kneeled down. Gyba got a little closer and reached out. Her little fingers grasped one of the zonaite prongs at the end of his arm. She giggled as he raised his hand a little bit, lifting her a few inches off the ground. 

The other kids joined their friend to meet the newcomer. Ahvesus picked up their child as they waddled over. “This is war. If anything goes wrong… yeah, not risking it. We can’t fight and take care of them at the same time.”

“What about these masked men? There’s plenty of them.”

Astor scoffed. “Sakiru, let’s just say that I wouldn’t trust those buffoons with a dog, much less children. The Yiga are a bad influence, and I doubt they’d feed them anything but bananas. We only work with them out of necessity.”

Ahvesus wiped off a bit of water that Moruka spit in their face. “We need our futures and legacies to be protected, unless the calamity doesn’t go entirely to plan. Since you have no counterpart, could we rely on you?” Sakiru picked Gohrra off of the floating pieces of his arms. “For fellow disciples of darkness, I will do what I can.”

-

“What do you mean, ‘no spirit’? What happened to the fifth sage?”

Astor and Sakiru were alone now in the quiet of the night. Everyone else had gone to bed. The only sound accompanying them was the wildlife in the highlands.

“I found out about you through the stone archives in the temples I’ve unearthed. I’ve seen depictions of the ‘sages’ you speak of, but I assure you that there were only four. Perhaps something has been lost to time.”

“But you spoke of Princess Zelda, I remember her… It can’t have been that long.”

“Interesting. It seems there really is more going on here than I imagined…” He turned back to him. “But it really has been that long. Based on the age of the archives, you’ve been in that temple for at least ten thousand years.”

“T- ten… ten thousand years…”

Sakiru couldn’t move his arms. His whole body seized up. His heart stopped beating in its jar.

“It’s a lot to take in, but-”

He cut Astor off. “Ten thousand years…! Ten thousand-! TEN THOUSAND YEARS!”

And with that, he threw his glass head back and looked up towards the sky. From his jaws, brought from the air itself, he let forth a cackle like he had never laughed before. Such a deep and throaty noise that didn’t travel through his severed neck, not coming from jarred lungs that never filled with air to create it. All through the night, he laughed and laughed up towards a sky full of stars that he didn’t recognize anymore.

Rauru was dead. Mineru was dead. Every single hylian under their command was now the dirt that his zonai feet walked upon. It didn’t matter. He did it.

He was immortal.

[sokkas-first-fangirl]

I absolutely love “You Used To Tell Me I Was Brave”! It’s such an interesting take on the Link/Zelda role reversal AU. Out of curiosity, what do you think the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity story would be like in this AU? Would Link be the one who invented Terrako?

Thanks so much! 💕

I’ve got a whole plan regarding Age of Calamity. Doubt I’ll ever write it, but I know how I’d want it to go

Buckle in, lads, this is gonna get long

So, first things first, the battle at Hyrule Field. Nothing really changes there; Zelda kills some moblins and catches Queen Lianna’s attention. Finds Terrako, meets Impa, they kick ass together

The only real change would be dialogue from the soldiers. There’s whispers against Queen Lianna, wondering why she’s not using her golden power to help them. She’s trained in combat and highly skilled. Her own mother used to join the knights and soldiers, and fight by their side. Hylia’s blessing could vanquish the monsters so quickly. So why is the queen only watching from the walls?

When Impa and Zelda find Link, he recognises Terrako. His father, the late King Oberon, created him when Link was 5. Since Link was such a sickly child, often stuck in bed, Oberon made Terrako so Link wouldn’t be alone. Terrako acted as a friend/nanny/walking music box. But Queen Lianna took Terrako when Link was 9, shortly after Oberon’s death. Lianna claimed she had “that nuisance” destroyed. So how is Terrako here?

No one knew that King Oberon gave Terrako the ability to fight. No one knew they were meant to double as Link’s guard. Even Oberon didn’t know Terrako could time travel- that part was a genuine fluke (though Oberon would be pretty smug he managed such a thing by accident)

Link fully expects Lianna to destroy Terrako again (if indeed she ever did in the first place), but when Lianna hears Terrako has information on the Calamity, she instructs Link to bring “that thing” to Purah and Robbie.

On the way to the lab, when the group is attacked by a “rogue” Guardian, both Zelda and Link use themselves as bait to lure the Guardian into range for their attack. Impa despairs of them both. She’s stuck with TWO reckless gremlins now

The response to Terrako’s images of the Calamity is mostly confusion. After all, Lianna and Princess Lia have their powers. Does this information mean they don’t find Hylia’s Chosen knight on time? Did they not recruit pilots for the Divine Beasts? What exactly went wrong?

When it comes to recruiting the pilots, Mipha and Zelda immediately click. Total besties. These two get along like a house on fire. Mipha is incredibly protective of Link and Zelda notices how quiet and stiff Mipha gets when Queen Lianna and Princess Lia are brought up.

Daruk takes one look at all these teenagers and says “Guess I’m a dad now.” (Zelda is horrified when Link actually eats a rock roast. Highness, please, she’s meant to be guarding you. Don’t break your teeth on her watch.)

Revali’s pride is admittedly ruffled that the scorned prince is sent to recruit him. The powerless prince, the “useless” twin that the royal court openly ignores? It irks him. But, more than anything, he’s pissed that Zelda fought him to a standstill and everyone saw it. And Zelda isn’t Link- she sasses him back and returns his insults and has a temper of her own.

As for recruiting Urbosa, the Yiga still infiltrate Gerudo Town and Kohga disguises himself as Urbosa…but the Yiga are pissed that Link is here. They were hoping to get Princess Lia, maybe even Queen Lianna herself. The queen sent the useless one? You’ve gotta be kidding! Kohga feels cheated, but his anger makes him sloppy. Urbosa nearly kills him before Sooga rescues him.

Urbosa gladly accepts the role of pilot, but Zelda notices that Urbosa addresses Link directly, no mention of the Queen; “You are precious to me, and you need my help. I cannot refuse.” It interests Zelda, but also confuses her a little. After all, Link’s not a Champion. No magic powers. He’s meant to help the Sheikah. But Zelda’s noticing, more and more, that regular soldiers and peasants love Link, even if the court doesn’t. And now Lady Urbosa herself says she’ll join to help Link. It gets Zelda thinking

Of course Queen Lianna doesn’t thank Link for doing all the work. Neither does Princess Lia. Zelda comes across a difficult exchange: Queen Lianna confiscating a Sheikah relic from Link. It’s the first relic he ever found on his own, no help from the researchers. Link couldn’t figure out what it was, and neither could the Sheikah. Still, the researchers let Link keep it. It’s a unique relic; nothing resembling it has been found since. The Queen scolds Link for focusing on a “dead end” and orders him to go to the Spring of Courage and “make himself useful” by praying for their success.

Zelda’s pissed. The Queen orders Link to help with research and then confiscates his relic?? She calls him useless but she’s sent him all over Hyrule to recruit the pilots??? What the actual hell???

Zelda goes and beats up many, many knights in training. So many, in fact, that people begin to whisper about her abilities.

Just in time for the Master Sword to enter the plot! The main difference here is that Zelda is…Zelda. A girl. Everyone was expecting a boy. Once Astor flees, Zelda meekly asks if she should put the sword back for the “real” hero. The Deku Tree reassures her that she is the real hero; she’s been chosen, the first Heroine in a long line of Heroes. The Deku Tree then addresses Link, telling him he has more power than he knows.

Not much changes until the Calamity hits. We see a few moments of tension between Lia and Link. We see Rhoam pressuring Zelda to uphold a strong and fearless image. We see Zelda and Link grow closer and a few flirty remarks from Zelda. We see commoners getting help from Link and how quiet they get when the Queen rides by. We get some bonding moments between the Champions.

Then we have the Calamity. Link, Zelda and Impa race through the castle, fighting hordes of monsters. A surprise comes in the form of Crown Princess Lia. She speaks directly to Zelda; “Your orders are to protect my brother, do you understand?”

Lia seemingly dies as the trio flee. No one has seen Queen Lianna. Once they’re hiding in a safe spot, Link begins to panic. The Divine Beasts aren’t firing at Ganon. His sister just sacrificed herself and there’s no sign of his mother’s magic. How can Zelda possibly fight Ganon alone? It’s only made worse by Terrako’s images of the Divine Beasts being possessed by Ganon, just like the Guardians. Link has a full blown panic attack and Terrako begins to play an old lullaby. Light shoots from him, up into the sky. As far as the trio can tell, the lights didn’t do anything…but it helps calm Link down. Impa rallies Link and Zelda, reassuring them that, so long as they work together, they can do anything. They can save their friends. They can save Hyrule.

Of course, the “future gang” has arrived to help! Link, Zelda and Impa help save the Champions and team up with Zelda’s father, Captain Rhoam to free Akkala Citadel. Rhoam and Zelda have a heart to heart; he expresses his concerns for her safety, apologises for pressuring her since she drew the sword and tells Zelda he has complete faith in her.

Revali and Teba find and save Tulin in the Lost Woods. Revali accidentally reveals he’s got a major soft spot for kids. Urbosa and Riju fight off Yiga. Riju learns that Urbosa and Queen Lianna used to be friends, but Lianna’s treatment of Link and growing arrogance destroyed their friendship. Sidon and Mipha save Gopongo village (and Sidon bonds with his tiny self). Yunobo and Daruk save Kakariko village from monsters.

Then Fort Hateno. During the battle, Link’s sword is shattered by a Guardian. While the Sheikah slate is useful, it’s not going to keep him safe during a fight of this size. When the Blights and Astor appear, Zelda orders Impa to take Link and run. But Link runs after Zelda. As the Blights prepare to strike, Link pushes Zelda behind him and the impossible happens: light explodes from him, the Triforce appears on his hand, and the Blights and all nearby Guardians are destroyed.

Link just unlocked Hylia’s golden power. Everyone is stunned. Link’s a boy. This shouldn’t be possible. But he’s done it. The tides of battle turn in their favour; Link wields the power like he was born for it, like he’s always had it. They secure Fort Hateno and, as the sun rises, Link kisses Zelda. (Impa says that Revali owes her 20 rupees.)

It’s a big character development moment for Link: he actually gives a speech, in front of hundreds of people, using his voice loud and clear for everyone to hear. He still glows, casting a further sense of awe on the scene. Kohga joins the ranks, seeking revenge for his slaughtered friends, especially Sooga. He finally understands that Ganon will not reshape the world or spare the Yiga.

The gang receive word from one of Urbosa’s soldiers; Urbosa is at the Great Plateau, trying to save Hylian soldiers who were trapped there. With the Sheikah towers up and running once more, the gang races to give Urbosa back-up. They’re in for a shock; at the end of the battle, they find Princess Lia outside the Temple of Time. The royal twins embrace and Lia apologises again and again for how she ignored Link for so long. She sincerely thanks Zelda for protecting him. Inside the Temple, they find Queen Lianna. She’s still badly injured from Ganon; malice burns on her arms, legs and torso and a badly broken arm. It turns out the relic she confiscated from Link was an Ancient Shield, which protected her from a Guardian blast as she tried to hold Ganon back. When she tries to go to Link, he pushes right past her, asking where Urbosa is. When Urbosa comes in, Link runs right to her, and Urbosa keeps him close to her. Queen Lianna seems stunned, maybe even a little jealous.

During the final battle, Terrako is still possessed, forcing Zelda to fight them. Ganon kills Astor. When it comes to facing Ganon, Queen Lianna is too injured. Princess Lia, to everyone’s surprise, urges Link to go with Zelda to the Sanctum. She’ll help hold the monsters off as the blood moon rises.

Together, Link and Zelda defeat Ganon with their friends cheering them on.

The future gang has to go home and there’s many tearful farewells. The Champions (with surprising help from Kohga) work together to restore Terrako. Queen Lianna tries to apologise to Link, but he doesn’t forgive her. After years of verbal abuse and neglect, with his growing confidence he finally has the strength to stand up to her. Zelda is not surprised, though many courtiers are. They expected that, since Link forgave Princess Lia that everyone would be forgiven.

Queen Lianna, finally seeing things as they are, begins to realise how much the commoners of Hyrule dislike her, and how it’s the same for many knights and soldiers. She’s been harsh, passing unfair laws, raising taxes, holding herself so above everyone and looking down on everyone and everything that didn’t fit her world view. She’s forced to see that, during all those years she called Link useless, he was helping people and they love him. They don’t love her. They don’t even love Lia, not yet.

Lianna is left sitting on her throne, wondering what the future holds.

Princess Lia joins the Champions for bonding activities and goes into Castle Town with Link to help with repairs. Finally a real part of the team she was expected to lead, finally getting to know her people and finally bonding with her twin.

Terrako is restored and the Champions celebrate. Link and Zelda finally go on a real date- or at least their idea of one. Anyone who doesn’t know them expected a fancy dinner or something. Their friends know Link and Zelda won’t do something so simple. The duo takes a weekend trip around Central Hyrule, exploring the area, visiting other towns and villages and racing their horses.

Things aren’t perfect. Hyrule needs to recover from the Calamity. Queen Lianna, though she’s thoroughly been humbled, is still an unpopular ruler with the masses. Link still has years of abuse and neglect to recover from. Urbosa and Mipha both offer to let him stay with them for a while, to get a break from his mother. When Link points out he’s not allowed in Gerudo Town, Urbosa bluntly states she’s willing to make him an exception to the rule if it means keeping him safe.

The future has been drastically changed. All everyone can do now is work towards a better future and hope things go well.

[nobllite]

I love your Yiga design. I just had to say it! It is fantastic and I want lore of you have it please!

I don't really have any specific lore about before the Yiga Clan, but I can give you a small blurb of an interaction between Kohga and Junko; They find Kohga entertaining and endearing, and I think that's their main reason for sticking around the clan. They're eager to please Kohga at any given chance, but mostly operate under their own desires when out and about.

(At some point during BotW)

Kohga gets tired of whoever this 'Link' guy is stomping his men out like flies. He doesn't know anything about him, other than he's short, blonde, and good with a sword. Too low of a priority to send Sooga... and Blade Masters aren't cutting it either—

He reluctantly calls for Junko. His summons is followed by silence, which annoys the Leader just that much more. Usually most of the Clan is a finger snap away, but Junko takes their sweet time.

A sly chuckle and a gentle breeze, followed by a plume of smoke.

"How can I be of use to you, Master Kohga?" They ask softly, a tilt of their head as the ropes and ofuda hanging pretty from their hat shift just the same. There's an obvious smirk in their tone as they bring their fan upwards to rest the end of it against their chin.

"Took you long enough.." Kohga stretches and rolls forward onto his feet with a grumble. "I have something important for you to do."

"There's a problem. A big problem!" He points his finger directly at Junko's chest, "There's a swordsman walking around like he's some kinda big shot. I need you to take care of him."

Junko tilts their head the other way, watching their Master and his theatrics as he describes the problem. It brings a smile to their face beneath the mask, watching the Leader's exaggerated movements.

"Well.. Consider your problem solved, then." They chirp cheerfully. They're happy to serve their Master, especially after being ignored for so long... Sooga always was his favorite, despite their nearly identical rank.

They slide their arm forward, and with a flick of their wrist, their fan reveals itself. Golden blades and bright red fabric swaying gently. They bow, their large brim hat obscuring the Eye of the Yiga.

Just as fast as they came, they're gone. Ofuda flutter to the ground, and their laughter on the wind. Kohga is left alone, a sour expression on his face behind the mask.

"What a character." Kohga mumbles, relieved he can finally get back to his nap in peace. If Junko does take care of that Link guy, it's business as usual— but if Junko doesn't come back..

The Head Banana shakes his head. Despite how tempting the idea of sending that guy to his doom, Weird but useful Kohga reminds himself.

[golvio]

I haven’t actually made it to Master Kohga yet, but there are certain things about his dialogue (and just him in general) that make me extremely suspicious about whether he’s actually dead + whether his role in the story is actually a lot bigger than we thought.

Who the heck are you? And what are you doing in my napping spot?!

...You mean the “napping spot” with the giant, creepy hole cordoned off with sacred ropes leading underground that the camera very insistently pans to at the beginning of the cutscene?

And, of course, since he’s part of the Sheikah Diaspora, he knows Link’s the Chosen Hero based on the fancy gadget on his hip. But...

Yeah, IT’S YOU! You’re that Link guy I’ve been looking for!

Sure, his gang’s a bunch of self-proclaimed allies of Ganon, so of course he’d be looking for the Hero, but...how exactly did he know when Link was going to wake up? The only people who not only knew who Link was but immediately sensed Link’s reawakening were Rhoam and Zelda. Despite that, depending on who you talk to, you might run into Yiga assassins in the countryside well before you reach Kakariko village and Dorian has the chance to snitch that Link’s come back.

So who, exactly, told Kohga to look for “that Link guy?”

Sure, you can say one of his relatives might’ve told him about the legends, but that overlooks another important fact: this guy was alive over 100 years ago, and has not visibly aged.

Here he is 100 years ago in Age of Calamity:

Even if it does take a hundred years, it will be mine! Just you wait!

And here he is 100 + how ever many years between Present Sooga and Baby Sooga were between this flashback and Age of Calamity:

That was a great nap!

Virtually unchanged. Hasn’t aged a day, still as spry as ever.

But it does explain a few things about the organization. Kohga’s a fairly charismatic leader when he’s under pressure, sure, but there’s nothing particularly remarkable about him that would’ve prevented him from being ousted if there was some kind of power struggle between him and a more capable, ambitious member of the clan if he were just some regular mortal guy who randomly inherited his position from one of the previous clan heads.

However, if he were not only an immortal, but also regularly received dream-visions with suspiciously accurate information about what the clan needed to do next from a source that may or may not be the clan’s actual patron deity, that would be a different story. Of course you’d have multiple generations of people who were affected by the diaspora remain loyal to a guy who had actual proof he was blessed with some kind of miracle by the spooky evil vengeance ghost your organization worships.

I hope he shows up in TotK, if only so we can finally figure out what the heck’s going on with this guy and Ganondorf.

[iwantmasterkohga]

May we please see more of your Tomadachi Life Kohga and Sooga?🥺🙏

OF COURSE!!! they were the first couple to get married and were actually the first couple to get together in general on my island, so I have a lot of content of them

When they had a baby I made her Zelda and it was so silly

They did NOT know how to take care of that child

Sooga also never shuts the hell up about Kohga

They like to just sit and look at eachother a lot

When kohga proposed❤️❤️

[zelda-the-sacred-realm]

HI!!!!

DID I JUST FIND YOUR IMPA X SOOGA ART? YES. AM I INLOVE WITH THEM BOTH? ABSOLUTELY!!!!

could we have more art/lore of them? only if you want to!!!!

I'm so happy someone liked this couple, I'm always so happy to draw them!

This couple started from a misadventure in the Gerudo desert, Impa went exploring to discover the Yiga's plans but instead encounters a Lynel EX, who chases her and is about to kill her

Sooga however saves her but is injured and they hide in a cave which however is full of monsters and that's where they start to collaborate and have a crush!

They both know that they are sworn enemies, but their hearts tell them that they could really be together, and they start seeing each other secretly from everyone

I really love that they sneak out of their homes to meet up alone, but then Purah tasks Link with following Impa secretly, and Kohga follows Sooga that same day, so the 4 meet and imagine the scenes and Link's face 😂

I think it's an AU that I would have loved to make and I hope to do it when I have more time

Thanks for asking about them, I really appreciate it! 💖

[plagueybirb]

I've talked a lot about different AUs of certain characters, but I don't think I've ever actually talked about my version of main timeline Kohga. Let's fix that!

Starting simple. I don't think Kohga can cook. At all.

Not out of any dislike of cooking, a lack of trying, or even a disinterest in learning. I think he'd actually even like cooking. He just. Can't. Flat out has zero skill. Negative skill even. This man survives solely on bananas and whatever someone else might cook for him. He's allowed to gather ingredients and nothing more. Permanently banned himself from getting within stirring distance of the cooking pot. No one talks about the Soup Incident of a hundred years ago.

He CAN however, bake. Has it down to a science. Pure wizardry at work. Give him a vague recipe for bread or some sort of pastry and he will simply Make. It. Happen. "Secret technique passed down by my father's mother's father" is his excuse every time. This doesn't change no matter which AU version of him it is.

Sooga is the exact opposite. It's definitely not for a lack of trying for the baking part. It's technically not his job to cook at all, but canonically he literally has to have people sneaking around to help him with his duties because he just does SO much, so I think he just can't stand to sit around idle. So he added cooking to his long, long, LONG list of things he does every day once, and now he just knows too much to not use it when necessary.

I like to think someone told him he works too much, and he took up something like embroidery out of spite. He's got a knack for being artistic.

Back to Kohga. I think he just has an innate understanding of how magic and technology works. He does straight up invent the concept of a truck and armed aircrafts to try and kill Link, so I don't think it's that far fetched to think it extends to magic as well. And while he might not have invented a lot, if any, of the magic the Yiga Clan uses, he can modify it on the fly to suit his needs. Magic is basically the math of the universe, and Kohga is out there playing around with the advanced subjects.

He has an affinity for fire or heat based magic. And that big glowy blast from AoC? He accidentally carved out a hallway with it when he was young. It was part of the reason why he was chosen early on to be the next Master Kohga in the first place.

He's alarmingly powerful, he just chooses not to show it unless his people are actually in danger, because where's the fun in that? I think he likes to be underestimated, right up until he's genuinely pissed off. We just tend not to see it because we're playing as Link, and Link can take down damn near god like entities. And honestly? I think Kohga's powerful enough to be a Sage, with or without a magic rock. I don't think he'd be Sage of Shadow though, I'm thinking more closer to a Sage of Earth.

Incapable of not making banana jokes, even in his own internal monologue. They are ingrained into his being. "Make like a banana and split" for example. Saying things went banana shaped instead of pear shaped. And if course, the famous "I nearly got peeled like a banana!" line. He thinks he's hilarious.

Sooga also thinks he's hilarious, even if the banana jokes aren't his usual style of humor.

And last but not least, being Sheikah, Kohga's blood is poison if ingested or otherwise somehow finds a way into the bloodstream of anyone who isn't also at least partially Sheikah. There is an actual reason for this, but the more important reason is that I think poison blood is cool.

[needs-to-stop-looking-at-yigas]

Happy Pride Month, Yiga Scribe! Could you write something about Kohga taking Sooga to a gay club for the first time and helping him explore his sexuality? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

its kinda past pride, but yeah, lets do it!

"Are you sure this is proper attire?"

"Sooga, we're wearing the exact same thing."

"Ah, but it does look much better on you than I."

Kohga scoffed at him like he was joking, before letting him open the door to the building, and stepping inside. There were many species; Goron, Hylian, Zora, Rito, everyone you could think of. They seemed to garner attention the second they stepped in, and Sooga immediately felt uncomfortable, seeing so many ogle his Master. Yes, they were in here, shirtless, leather harnesses squeezing their frames, but that was no excuse for them to lose their manners. Revali stepped up to them, with open arms.

"Sooga, Kohga, so glad you could make it. Though, I'm a little happier to see Sooga, obviously."

"One, fuck you, chicken nugget. Two, I'm sorry I look better than you would in this. Three, are we gonna get some drinks in us, or what?"

Revali shook his head before taking them to the bar. He pulled up a chair for Kohga, and a few were unsettled by their masks, but most were clearly more on the distracted side. Revali sat next to Sooga, nodding at the rather young-looking barkeep.

"We'll do something light, fruity-"

"Do you see a drink with the name 'Revali' on here? Give the guy something easy!"

A few chuckles from the fellow attendees. He admired Kohga's ability to woo a room. The barkeep chuckled at Revali's ruffles feathers, putting some bottles on the table.

"Hylian punch. It's weak, but sweet. Let me know if you need anything else."

The man walked away, and Sooga halted Kohga from drinking his.

"Master, please, our rule, remember?"

Revali looked confused, and Kohga sighed.

"New place with new food or drink means he has to taste everything first, so it's not poisoned. I'm not paranoid, but it makes him feel better, so here we fucking are."

Sooga poured a little of Kohga's drink into his palm. He checked for odd texture, smell, any grains or odd fizzing. He took a taste, then took a taste of his own. He nodded.

"It's safe, Master. Enjoy."

Kohga leaned a bit into Sooga, smirking behind his mask.

"Hey Sooga, I got a question. Say I wanna kiss a guy. But he just had a drink. You gonna taste test him too?"

Sooga was mid sip of his drink upon his question, and nearly choked, making him laugh hard enough to slap the table. Revali rolled his eyes and patted Sooga's back.

"He's incorrigible, I know. These clubs are more than just hookups, you know."

Kohga nodded after taking his drink.

"It's true, I'm just giving you a hard time. It's just what I did all the time as a younger Kohga, it's just my thing. Your first time, gotta be what you want."

"What does one do in a gay club, exactly?"

"It's like Christmas without the shitty cold. Eat, gay, be merry, stuff some stockings. Hell, you even got the dancing drunks over there."

Sooga turned to look at a separate room, where plenty were dancing. Some were slow, some were goofy and fast, all seem to ignore the music that was being played.

"I'm not...sure. I can waltz, as it was a part of my training, but not much else."

Kohga got off his seat, gazing greedily at a few passing Gorons.

"Well, lucky for you, I'm basically the best dancer here."

"Better than a Rito? I should think not!"

Revali and Kohga glared at each other, before they seemed to grab Sooga, dragging him to the dance floor. Sooga was a little lost in the scuffle, between dancing with Revali, some Zora, a few Hylians, without him getting a word in edgewise. He was quickly separated from his original company, and he felt his anxiety quickly escalate. He was without his Master, his social lifeline. He was about to steamroll through the crowd to go find him, when he was suddenly face to face with a rather fat looking Hylian. He was shorter, and certainly older than he was. He was holding his hand, and the small of his back.

"Woah, easy, you alright?"

"I don't, I'm n-not-"

"Easy, easy. Name three things you can see, two things you can hear."

"I...see the front door. I see that table. I see the...candle. I can hear the music. I can hear myself breathing."

"There we go, good job. You're a little overwhelmed, aren't you?"

Sooga gave a nod, and the man gripped a little tighter, like he was a frightened child.

"It's okay. I can stay if you'd like. Just breathe. There we go, goodboy."

Oh. Oh, why did that give him a...tingly feeling? He cleared his throat, trying to ignore his sweaty palms.

"I uhm. Thank you."

"Of course. It's okay to need to be taken care of, you know."

He had just now realized that practically this whole conversation was, he was dancing with this man. Granted, it was very slow dancing, but dancing it was.

"I uhm, should be going, my Master will be very worried if I don't meet up with him-"

The man grabbed his leather harness, and gently pulled.

"I can take care of you until he finds you."

His tone was so serious, so comforting, he felt oddly safe with his random man. He was about to reply to him, when-

"Revali, found him! You dirty puppy!"

He froze upon being caught in the act, and the old man laughed.

"Ah, this must be yours, matching, cute. Don't worry, kept him warmed up for ya."

The man patted Sooga's tit, before heading to the bar. Kohga chuckled, closing the gap between them.

"You okay, big rig? You wanna go home? I did kinda lose ya."

"Can...we stay a while? It's a lot, but like home, it feels...safe."

"I mean the hideout IS basically a gay club-yeah, why the hell not. Still wanna dance?"

"Yes, Master Kohga."

He embraced his master with open arms, and was about to thank him, when-

"Sooga did you not notice you have a boner right now?"

"...I can throw myself out."