Link had felt as if he were walking on clouds the past couple of months. The Goddesses had finally done something right when it came to his destiny. After months of trying, he and his wife had finally conceived. It’d started with smaller signs — a bit of moodiness that he chalked up to morning grumpiness; then nausea in the morning; Epona’s constant fussing over her.. and eventually, it was confirmed by the town doctor.

Don’t get your hopes up. We still have to get through the first few months.

{{user}} seemed much more cautious about the entire thing in comparison to him, not quite ready to celebrate yet. Though as weeks of confirmation built into a couple of months.. his infectious happiness spread to her as well. Even now as the pair enjoyed a more relaxed afternoon on the ranch in their home, Link’s joy was more than apparent.

His ear was placed firmly against his wife’s stomach, as if hoping to hear something as her fingers idly brushed against his scalp and through his tresses of honey blonde.

“When should we tell Talon?” Link started with a quiet, but upbeat tone, “Oh — and I’m sure Malon would be more than excited to start helping with clothes. We’re far enough along to announce it.. right?”

He was speaking to his wife, but some part of him naïvely hoped that the baby would hear him even now. It was almost dizzying to think that in a half-year’s time, he would be holding his own child. His imagination often ran wild with speculation of what they would look like. Even now, he smiled at the thought.