Made For You | BOTW Link x Reader

Chapter 22

"And staring at me is entertaining?"

"Yes. It's fun to see you drooling," he snickered.

Both of your eyes shot open and you quickly wiped away the bit of saliva that ran down the corner of your lips. You frowned and threw your blanket over your head. "Well, now you can't see me," you stated. There was no response for a while so you started to relax and close your eyes. That is until Link tugged the blanket down to reveal your hidden face.

"Yes, I can." There was a boyish grin plastered on his face, but instead of saying anything you simply stared at him with an unamused face.

"Link."

"Hmm?"

"I swear, if you don't let me sleep I'll never play with your hair again."

"You're bluffing," the boy teased as he poked your arm. His grin remained on his lips, but when he saw your serious face turned into a stoic one it disappeared. "Okay, okay. I'll let you sleep."

"Thank you." You once again closed your eyes, yet you continued to feel Link's eyes on you. You let out a heavy sigh and (while keeping your eyes shut) extended your hand out until you felt his hair. You gently began to massage his head and every once in a while you'd twirl strands of his dirty blonde locks around your finger.

"I thought you wanted to sleep," Link gasped under his breath. He wasn't complaining at all, but he did wonder why you decided to do this all of a sudden.

"I'm resting my eyes. Now shut up and just enjoy it," you answered with a tiny smile.

The boy didn't speak up after hearing that. Instead, occasional hums of pleasure were heard whenever you stroked the back of his head or neck, which would then be followed by shivers. Link's eyes began to feel heavy with each movement of your hand, but right before closing his eyes, he stared at you long and hard. He couldn't help but smile at the way your lips curled or the way your hair fell perfectly over some parts of your face. "Cute," he muttered under his breath.

"What did you say?" You asked quietly, though you didn't open your eyes.

Link's cheeks burned bright red. He assumed you had already drifted off to sleep, but hearing your voice so suddenly caused his heart to beat a bit more quickly. "Nothing," he cleared his throat and focused on the feeling of your delicate hands. He shivered when your fingers brushed over his ears and then down his neck. "Just continue sleeping, you don't need to play with my hair anymore."

You hummed out in response, though you didn't move your hand away. You gently cupped his neck to feel his sudden warmth. This caused another small smile to appear on your lips and Link caught sight of it almost immediately. The contact only made his cheeks burn more, but he made no attempt to move away. If anything he enjoyed it greatly and pretty soon he fell asleep as well.

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"Link," you whispered. You gently placed a hand on his shoulder and shook him. You had woken up over an hour before him. This gave you enough time to cook for the two of you and bathe yourself in a nearby lake. "Hey, get up. I made simmered fruit." You shook him once more, but this seemed to have no effect on the resting boy. Sighing out, you looked over at the food that waited to be eaten and grinned. You leaned to the side, grabbed ahold of a plate that was filled with fruit and brought it under Link's nose. In just a few seconds you heard sniffing.

"Hmm? Food?" Link asked when he caught the scent of simmered fruit. He forced his heavy eyelids open and when his orbs landed on the meal that rested in your hands he instantly perked up. "When did you make this? How did I not smell it before?"