Made For You | BOTW Link x Reader

Chapter 4

"I'll probably hurt myself if I do," you told him with a small laugh, now brushing your hands against your tights to take off the dirt from them.

"Oh come on," Link continued, now holding out the axe. "Just try."

You looked at the heavy object before sighing. "Fine. But if I end up hurting myself in some way it's your fault," you said, grabbing the axe from his hand. You knew it would be heavy, but you didn't expect it to be super heavy. You struggled to even carry it but after forcing yourself, you managed to bring it up from the ground. Link grinned and then looked around before pointing to a couple of trees that were near a cliff.

"Bring one of those trees down," he told you, his head then turning to face you.

"Those over there? Why?" You asked. Either way, you both began making your way towards them.

"Cause if you do it right then the tree will create a bridge from this side to the other side of that land over there," Link said, pointing to the other piece of land that was divided by a large gap. Your lips formed an 'O' shape when you understood. "And the next shrine is on the other side, so we have to get there some way."

"And if I don't do it right?" You asked, your eyes coming up to look at the large tree in front of you and then him.

"You can always try again," Link told you, a quiet chuckle following the end of his words. He then stepped a few feet back to be safe. "Go ahead (Y/n)."

You turned, having your body face the tree-like Link had done. After taking a deep breath, you fixed your hold on the handle of the axe and brought it up, turning your torso just a bit before swinging it against the tree bark. The contact of the axe and tree sent vibrations through your shoulder and arms, making them ache. Your muscles were not at all used to that sort of thing and you almost let go of the handle because of the tiny bits of pain that came from it, but you continued chopping through the wood. It didn't take long for the tree to tip over and successfully create a bridge of a sort between the piece of land you were on and the other one.

Your eyes lit up, and a wide smile spread on your lips. You let go of the axe with a proud look on your face. When you turned to look at Link you almost broke out laughing. He stared at you wide-eyed, with his mouth gaping like some sort of fish. He was certainly surprised, but you couldn't help but make fun of his priceless expression.

"You brought that tree down faster than me," he said in disbelief. His eyes went over to the axe, the tree, then you.

"Guess I'm just that good," you said with a bit of cockiness. You then laughed a bit and shook your head. "Or perhaps beginners luck? Anyway, we shouldn't waste time talking about how I did this faster than you."

Link huffed out like a child, which made a tiny smirk appear on your lips. He grabbed the axe and decided to take it, since he assumed the Old Man wouldn't need it any time soon. He then walked over to where the tree was, his eyes examining how sturdy it was before stepping onto it carefully. "We need to do this slowly unless you want to die today," he said, eyes looking down. You were both very high up, and a fall from this height... well, death was certain.

You nodded and when he moved just a bit you got onto the bark of the tree. You gulped, your arms instinctively extending out to your sides. It helped you get a bit of balance. Link looked at you before turning to look ahead. He took a deep breath and slowly began to make his way towards the other point of the tree. You did your best on following, but when you looked down you felt yourself freeze. Your knees shook slightly, and your heartbeat began to quicken. Beads of sweat formed on your forehead, but you tried to focus on your balance.

Link looked over his shoulder to make sure you were doing alright, but when he saw your shaking knees he got worried. "Hey, don't look down, okay? Just look up at me," he told you with a soothing tone. He hoped that would calm you down, and it did. You obeyed and looked up at him, or well his back. When he saw that you did what he said he half-smiled and continued the balanced walk.