#lovely tempestraccoon

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Bite! (For the 3 sentence prompts)

"Link, what's wrong?"

Link shriveled into himself a little more, and Rusl saw the dribble of a little blood trickling down his chin. Curious, he knelt down in front of him but saw no injury. It was probably when he bit the bulbin that had pinned him to the ground.

But the boy looked dejected, or terrified, or humiliated - Rusl hadn't quite put his finger to which yet. "Tell me what's wrong, Link."

Link hugged his legs tighter to his chest, head sagging to his knees as he squeezed his eyes shut. "I don't bite. I don't bite, but I did... because I do it all the time in my wolf form."

Rusl waited, wondering where he was going with this. Did Link think that he'd be scared that he bit a beast? The bulbin had him immobilized on the ground, one arm under its knee, the other held down by its hand, its other hand trying to suffocate him over his mouth. It was perfectly reasonable to have bitten it. The only other option was to try and flail and kick.

"I--I don't--" Link's breaths started to grow quick and shallow, coming in gasps like little sobs. "I'm not a beast, I--I don't want to act like that unless I have to--"

"Honey," Uli cooed gently as he knelt down beside him, running a hand down his back. "You'll never be a beast. It's okay. Rusl's bitten for less."

Rusl barked out a laugh, and Link followed shortly, peeking up to look at his guardians with tear stained cheeks.

"She's right," he assured with a chuckle, ruffling the boy's hair. "That form doesn't define you, Link. It's just another gift for you to use."

With that, the two pulled him into a hug, and Link sank into the embrace, sniffling.