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BotW Age
So Link grew up in/around Zora’s Domain, right? Like knew everyone well enough that even 100 years later a good number of Zora are like “Oh my god, Link?!” when you come back. I just like to imagine there was some off-screen time where a bunch of them just… kinda mob him. Like sit him down and are all sharing stories from when he was a kid that he doesn’t remember, trying furiously to jog his memory?
I like this idea that while he was able to jog things looking at all of Zelda’s pics, it actually takes a group effort from the Zora to get some of the older stuff back for him. Like just imagine a huge circle of Zora all yelling, “Remember that time Deza told him not to eat that fuckin Octoroc and he just scarfed it?” or “You nearly drowned like five times because you wanted to swim with your friends and forgot to come up for air.” and “When you were five you puked on the king. It was amazing.” also “Sidon used to attack your ankles because you called him an ‘ankle biter’ as a joke and he took it at a challenge.”
And Link is horrified and so fuckin relieved, because he’s starting to remember and the Zora are actually really important to him. Low-key adoptive fish family overly protective of their weird Hylian hero-boy.
one thing you love about link and sidon? i love links dorky smile and i lovvvee sidons cat-like snoot!
oh heck.
What’s not to love?!
Also, are we talking in terms of canon or widely accepted headcanons in the fandom? And is this on individual terms or in their couple terms? Because I could go on for miles with each one. In fact, I think I will!
Canon Link
– his cute little smile when he’s cooking and peering over the cooking pot
– his puns. His terrible puns. Is he sealious right now?
– how god damn sassy he is in general. (”I want to set things on fire!!”) (*casually goes up and tries to steal the thunderhelm and his excuse is that he wants it*)
– the fact that enough people comment on his nudity and that it was programmed into the game to suggest that Link would definitely do this more often if he could
– his cute little giggles when he’s bouncing on the water bed
– his lack of giving a fuck about gender norms
– The very heavy implication that Link knows a shitload of languages, despite being mute
– Everyone either knowing what Link is saying based on his facial expressions or everyone in Hyrule just being fluent in Sign Language so Link can communicate easily
Fandom Link
– TWITCHY LITTLE EARS~~~~ ❤
– Selectively mute but still cusses the fuck out of monsters when he gets frustrated
– (this goes in a different section but is still related: Sidon being so shook when he hears Link using bad words for the first time)
– The bad puns and Dad Jokes intensified
– THE SASS INTENSIFIED
– Link being very musically inclined
– Like. No, here me out. He carves his own ocarina to take with him. The music you hear on the soundtrack is the music he wrote on his journey because that was one of the few things he did remember was his love of music
– Link filling his house with a shitload of refurbished instruments. Pianos, violins, you name it, he probably fixed it up and owns it now
– JUST GIVE ME MUSICAL LINK WHO USES SONG TO COMMUNICATE HIS LOVE FOR SIDON IT’S ALL I NEED
– Tbh I love everything about Link, Canon and Fandom.
Canon Sidon
– The Fourth Wall Break
– His motivational speeches (we all need a smol Sidon to cheer us on, let’s be real here)
– The pride he takes for being unstoppable in the water
– Yet the fact that he still allows him to be vulnerable in the times that he misses his sister the most
– Also the fact that he doesn’t deny to Link that he was taking a moment to miss his sister if he gets caught
– That boopable snoot
– THE DORKY LITTLE MARCH HE HAS WHEN HE’S WALKING AROUND THE DOMAIN. HE LOOKS SO PROFESSIONAL AND STRONG. YOU GO SIDON. YOU GO BOIYO.
Fandom Sidon
– HIS TAIL WAGS
– LOOKIT THAT TAIL GO WHEN HE SEES LINK HE IS SO HAPPY
– Sidon making snorting and grunty noises like a cat or some other animal and it’s purely subconscious but it also immediately gives away his mood and it’s precious
– Related, but Sidon’s gills poofing out like a cat when he gets startled. I know that that can’t anatomically happen considering what little muscle in gills actually exists and how it’s supposed to move but STILL
– His pupils getting either really really big or really really small. You could say it’s a predatory response or he’s very excited to see Link again. You choose.
– I’ve seen this in some fic but idk how widely accepted it is but…Sidon being afraid of horses
– Related, this is entirely my own doing but I will go down with this headcanon: Sidon being a book worm. He’s read every single book in the royal library cover to cover. Link can’t keep resupplying him fast enough because he just plows through the story in one sitting. If there are languages within the books that are completely made up, Sidon teaches himself that language because he’s a fucking NERD
SidLink
– Sidon taught himself Sign Language at a very young age so he could talk to Link
– Sidon has been in love with Link since pre-Calamity, he just wasn’t aware
– Sidon is very traditional when it comes to courting. Link is very much not.
– Everyone knowing that Link and Sidon are helplessly in love with each other except for them
– The first song Link composes after defeating Ganon is Sidon’s Song
– The first time Sidon visits Hateno, Link puts on a little concert for him. Sidon’s Song he saves for the finale
– L I N K I S B I G S P O O N
– I don’t care that Sidon is twice his height, Link is and will do his damn best to be the best fucking big spoon there ever was
– Sidon fucking LOVES IT
– Sidon hugs are best hugs
– Link hugs kind of crush Sidon’s lungs a little bit
– Holy fuck Link is strong
– Link just casually bench presses Sidon when bored. Shark Prince swoons helplessly
– Link is the best cook. Sidon is fucking terrible. No amount of cooking lessons are helping Link’s poor shark bf.
– They like to float down rivers and stuff together, but every. Single. Time. Link gets a wild hair up his ass to try to swim and out swim Sidon. And every. Single. time. Sidon has to save this dumbass because he runs out of stamina and nearly drowns.
– Sidon can dish out compliments but he cannot take. Link loves watching Sidon’s face turn redder than the top of his head when complimented.
“Draw your favorite character as yourself” challenge. I just came up with this idea– unsure why.
I decided to give him my personality, clothing style, and skin tone. I’ll talk about the mixing process in the speedpainting video for this. It will be up on YouTube.
If anyone tries this, tag me so I can see your results 🙂
Because Why Not? 