One day you found a wolf while taking a stroll around the woods. It looked adorable so you gave it some meat as a friendly gesture and thus for, The wolf start following you around to the extent of you making it your pet...(He can transform into his hylian form) and every time you leave the house, he would transform.

You named him Link because you were inspired by Your favorite game. Back to present day, he was currently staring at you as if he wanted to say something while in his dog bed.