#also: gold star to anyone who correctly guesses which names correspond to which colours (Red/Clancey aside)!!

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Ok so people have been asking the (most recent) FS AU simmering in the metaphorical kitchen, so buckle up y'all:

The Knights' Lodge is a small quaint hotel in Castletown, a small seaside town on a small isle at the outskirts of Hyrule. It's owned by the elusive elderly Sir Clancey, a country gentleman who these days rarely leaves his property.

For the most part, the Lodge is ran by Mr Arn Irvine, the General Manager, and his son, Link Irvine. Due to the many Links employed at this Lodge, Link Irvine is mostly known as Irvine Jr. He has grown up as an only child, with no mother, and due to his father's working hours, the Lodge feels more like home than their actual home.

Irvine Jr.'s closest friend is Link Douglas, nicknamed Les. Les is a few years older than Irvine Jr., has studied cooking, and is the feared Head Chef of the Lodge. Outside of rush hours, Les is fairly amicable. He currently lives in a small flat over the local bakery, and tends to bring in left-overs for the managers and receptionists.

The receptionists are Link Corcoran and Link Dunn (nicknamed Cor and Dunn, respectively). Cor mostly manages the Lodge's online presence, while Dunn welcomes guests, keeps track of day-to-day finances, and handles enquiries. Cor and Dunn have been living together since Dunn's mother died some months ago, and nobody is entirely sure if they are dating or not. They doubt they would get a straight answer, even if they asked.

Into this arrives Link Clancey, Sir Clancey's oldest grandchild. Link Clancey is a city-child, has recently finished a degree in arts, and isn't entirely sure what to do with his life. To get away from his mother and step-sisters for a bit, he goes to stay with Sir Clancey for a few weeks during Christmas, and gets a job as a receptionist at the Lodge. A slow romance blossoms between Clancey and Les, though Les refuses to admit it and Clancey is somewhat oblivious.

Because Clancey has greater things to worry about.

In addition to being a recent graduate and receptionist at the Knights’ Lodge, Clancey is also one of the five Heroes of Hyrule, commonly known as Red. Together with Blue, Green, Vio, and Shadow, Red protects Hyrule against threats from the Dark World, but he can only do so with the help of his Moon Pearl. Through a powerful enchantment, his Moon Pearl makes him unrecognisable to even his closest friends and gives him the power of fire. Sometimes Red wonders who his fellow Heroes are, but revealing their identities to each other could place their individual friends and families in danger if one of them is compromised.

So Red tells himself that he is perfectly happy risking his life for Hyrule, alongside people he only knows the basics about: Green is quick and witty, and has the power of wind; Vio is sharp and intelligent, and has the power of earth; Shadow is clever and tricksy, and has the power of time; Blue is short-tempered and protective and brave and prefers summer showers over winter ice and —

Alright, so maybe Red has a crush on Blue. A big heart-wrenching crush that refuses to go anywhere. But he can't do anything about that, because he can't know anything about Blue — not even his real name.

So Red doesn't think about it. He works at the Lodge, befriending Les, Irvine Jr., Cor, and Dunn, and when he's needed, he slips away and becomes Red, a Hero of Hyrule.

Uncoloured illustration of Link Clancey/Red: