I highly suggest reading this to the Gerudo Town night theme

Blue of the frigid desert moon flooded over Gerudo Town. Yet the cold didn't stifle the celebrations. Flames of celebratory bonfires, lanterns, and torches peppered the sandy streets, music and laughter filling them for the first time in what seemed like ages. For days on end the vai and visitors of the desert city raised their voices in raucous celebration for the taming of Divine Beast Vah Naboris, and the hero who rose to the challenge.

The hero in question looked out above the crowded veins of the city, eyes as icy as the moon above. He breathed with a slight shiver, breath visible in the cold night air. Contrary to what he usually wore within these walls, the hero wore his favorite blue tunic, a relic granted to him in an age long past, a pair of practical, well-worn Hylian trousers, and boots most likely filled with a thin sediment of sand. On his back, the glare of the Gerudo moon glinted off the silver edges of a Hylian shield, its embossed symbols accentuated in the dark. The gold and blue scabbard of a sword peeked beneath the shield, its top end failing to conceal indigo wings of the legendary blade it housed, yellow gemstone winking with every breath of its owner.

Hero as he was, he was still cautious. For he was a stranger here. Not only in this town, where he was forced to disguise himself as a woman, but the roof upon which he currently crouched. His ears strained to hear beyond the sound of trickling water, streams of which softly fell behind him in small glistening cascades. His wary eyes scanned the sides of the rooftop.

No guards.

He shuffled forward.

No guards.

With a small sigh of relief, he double-checked behind him again before relaxing his posture. As he predicted, the guards were more lax than usual. If he had so much as dared to attempt and scale the walls of the city, the strong vai would have seized him by the shoulders and thrown him out with their spears at his neck. Now, he had no doubt they were out in the streets alongside the other vai, singing songs of old, souls warmed with bottles and bottles of Noble Pursuit.

Satisfied that he wouldn't be caught up here, in the tallest building of the city, Link heaved himself over the precipice of the roof and stealthily landed on the ground. Before him were the stone arches leading into the private bedroom of Riju, Gerudo Town's young resident chief.

As he stood there, Link could hear the faint trickle of water within coupled with the relaxed humming of the girl in question. She had added a bead curtain to the arches, essentially blinding Link from what lay in wait for him behind them.

In the moment's respite, Link was suddenly aware of how nervous he was.

Since the days of his reawakening from a century-long slumber, Link had been stunned several times. By the general state of the kingdom he once protected, by the memories he continually discovered during his explorations, the strange and wonderful denizens of Hyrule he would meet. But one moment played in his head as he stood there, listening to the young girl of the Gerudo hum an aria of ancient origin.

The moment where he beheld one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen.

The image of Riju sitting there on her throne, with the façade of maturity as she lounged casually upon her hand stirred something inside him. At that moment in time, he knew not if it was familiarity or excitement, and as he stood now to take up the chief's offer for a private audience, he still couldn't discern which feeling it was that ailed him. Whatever it was, Link knew for sure that he was attracted to this girl. As young as she was treated around the village, he knew she couldn't have been that much younger than him (give or take a century…).

The problem was that he didn't know if he should be attracted to her. Did he have a girlfriend that he left in the previous life? He knew Mipha, the Zora Champion, considered him her beloved…did he reciprocate those feelings? Or maybe even…Princess Zelda? Either way, that past life was far behind him. So what did it matter if he found this single, eligible, around-the-same-age Gerudo chief attractive? It's not like he was going to act on any of those feelings anyw-

Link's introspection was suddenly interrupted when humming from behind the curtain had suddenly ceased.

Then, the chief of the Gerudo's young voice lilted through the beaded barrier.

"…Champion?"

With slow reservation, Link extended a hand to part the curtain and allowed himself inside. He was about to smile in greeting when the image of what lay before him stunned him into silence.

Casually lying astride a couch at the foot of her bed, Riju looked up at him, eyes hazy and warm. She was dressed in more casual garb. Gone was the golden ceremonial headdress, all the gaudy jewelry absent aside from a few golden bangles and an ornate arm cuff. Her lips were clear of the blue paint that usually covered them, same with the maroon shadows around her eyes. Her garments mirrored her usual daywear; a thin black top bared her arms and midriff, a skirt-like cloth with a slit at her upper thigh matched on the bottom. Her fiery red hair was free of its usual braids and buns. Instead it flowed behind her in long, wild tresses.

She was reading a book from her library, head resting upon her palm, other hand drumming fingers on her thigh. One of her numerous sand seal plushies accompanied her beside her head.

Link almost gulped at the sight as the soft glow of the numerous lanterns around the room bathed her in a glow that made Riju's aura that much more enticing. Although he knew what she was wearing wasn't that much different from what she usually wore, something about the casual variation made her seem that much more…sensual.

Thankfully, Riju filled the silence as she sat up, closing the book before her before tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

"You've come earlier than I expected, Champion," she said as she stood, walking to the west wall of the chambers to return her book. She looked over her shoulder teasingly, halting Link's eyes from meandering down her exposed legs. "That excited to see me again?"

Link blushed. He scratched the back of his head as he chuckled nervously.

"J-Just Link, please…"

Riju looked at him, eyes almost evaluating. Then, she grinned a half grin. Link noticed how full her lips looked even without her lip stick.

"Fine, Mr. Link. Then address me as just 'Riju', if you'd be so kind."

Link felt a shiver go down his spine, memory of the last time he had had the gall to address her in that manner. Instinctively his eyes darted quickly to the right of Riju, expecting someone to be glaring at him there.

She noticed and laughed.

"Is it so strange to speak with me without Buliara at my side?"

Link nodded sheepishly and fought back the urge to blush as Riju's laughter made his pulse race.

"It's a time of celebration, Champ-," Riju paused as she caught herself, enunciating the next syllable with a savor, "Link. I'm sure you've already participated in a few festivities in the nights prior to this one. Maybe almost sacrificed your disguise?"

"Thankfully not, Chi-, I mean, R-Riju," Link said, catching himself as well as Riju's eyes softened.

"Good. Well, tonight I thought it fitting that I show you my own…personal gratitude. All those people out there," Riju said, gesturing to the city beyond the beads, "they're all indebted to you. Whether they know it or not. And I know for a fact that all of Hyrule shall also be indebted to you as well."

The girl had come closer to Link now, and it took all he had not to step away from her.

"That's just wishful thin-"

"Shh…no need to be so humble, Link. I know who you are. I know that you will save us," Riju said, a finger darting out to press itself against his lips. Link could see the sincerity in her eyes, but he couldn't help but only focus on how soft the skin of her finger felt on his mouth.

She let a moment pass before smiling again, retracting herself from him.

"Now then, since it is a time of festivities, there is no need for your shield nor your blade. No matter how legendary it might be."

"Oh, right," Link said hurriedly, taking off his gear and placing it in a corner of the room with his Sheikah Slate.

"Good…now join me."

Link had his back turned to her during those words. He had expected her to be sitting on the couch again, but instead, Riju was now perched on the side of her bed, a small sand seal plushie on her lap.

Hesitantly Link walked over to her. She looked up at him expectantly before standing up, and with a gentle hand on his shoulder, directed for him to sit. He did so unceremoniously, ruffling the sheets below him that he knew were not her usual ones. He had heard rumors of her taste in sheets, how they were cloth and hand-woven with designs of snow seals adorning them. These sheets however…they felt soft, made of high quality silk. Definitely more mature than the rumored sand seal sheets…

A mischievous glint sparkled in Riju's eye then as she lifted a hand and ran it through her hair. Link almost gulped again and felt as if he had fallen into some sort of trap.

"Now, I want to thank you for coming tonight. Because, honestly, as much as I said that this private audience is about me showing gratitude to personally, my summons to you is actually…because I wanted a favor."

Link cocked his head to the side.

"A favor of what nature?"

Riju's face took on a more serious air… and suddenly, a more sultry one. She took small steps across from him, suddenly gripping the sand seal in her hand tightly. Her next words came up in a softer tone, and with each word, Riju began to slide the stuffed animal in her grip down across her body. Link resisted to follow its progress as it began from her collarbone, softly traversing over her modest bust, gently sliding over her abdomen, flat and soft, devoid of the typical Gerudo core.

"You see…I'm sure you know this by now but…everyone around me treats me as a child. I know I am one, but in other parts of Hyrule, I would be my own woman by now. Just because I haven't fully grown into the other vai…experienced what they have experienced, they treat me as less. I know I'm definitely smaller and not as fit, but I know that I'm at least technically more than just a girl," Riju said, pacing slower. At this point, the stuffed animal had passed her navel and kissed her thigh before she let it drop to her feet. At this point, the girl stood above Link, less than a few inches between her body and his lap.

"Young as I am…" she continued. "I do have wants, you know?" her eyes looked up at him, half-lidded, lips parted. Link felt his heart hammer as she extended a hand to brush aside a lock of blond away from his face. "Needs. Things that only a…only a voe could provide. Things that…that I'm sure a voe such as yourself are adept at."

Link stared at her blank-faced.

Was she implying what he…thought she was implying?

"I uhhh…"

He let his eyes flicker to her chest as she bent over, pulse racing and blood pumping as Riju's adorable and beautiful face began to grow closer and closer. Her soft hands were cupping his cheeks now. The more she got closer, the more he could smell her, her scent pirouetting in lazy, sweet curls into his nostrils…and the more she got closer, the more he noticed the nervous blush on her cheeks.

In a moment, the stunned stupor she had cast him in since he walked through her beaded curtain was lifted. In a deft movement, he grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away.

"Wait!" Link said, stunning Riju as she looked at him, lips puckered, red eyebrows raised in alarm. His silence was finally broken as he stammered, cheeks pink with blush. "I-I-I-I-I think I know what you're getting at, b-but honestly…I don't even know if this is right. I told you before I've forgotten pretty much everything I need to know about myself. Right now, this current me is no doubt attracted to you and I can s-see that you're attracted to me too but I don't know how this works or if it's even supposed to work, like what if my real me wouldn't be attracted to you, o-or what if I had a girlfriend or what if I wasn't even attracted to girls! Like, I just, I'm just in a weird spot in my life right now and you're so much younger than me, I don't know how much but technically I'm a hundred years old and you're definitely at least a century younger than me and even if I knew who I was or what I'm supposed to be feeling I think that it's wrong considering our age gap like it's so weird but I am attracted to you, don't get me wrong it's just-"

In his rambling, Riju shoved aside his hands, her own clutching the back of his head as she violently pressed her lips against his.

Link reeled back, trying to retract, but the Gerudo's grip was too strong. Realizing resistance was truly futile, he relaxed…and realized just how good her lips felt…how soft they were…how sweet they were…how her smell only made him want to taste her more.

Before he knew it, Riju was kissing him again, and again, with more passion than before. His hands found themselves on her hips, her skin electrifying and tantalizingly silky beneath his touch. And, surprisingly, as Riju continued, he found himself kissing back. Quite well, as evidenced by Riju's surprised squeal as a particular kiss made her rear back, soft pants escaping her lips. She grinned then, eyes hazy.

"Am I still too young for you?"

"I-"

Riju shoved herself forward again, planting another inexperienced kiss on his mouth before she pulled back again. At this point, the girl was seated in his lap, arms around his neck. Link couldn't help but ignore the heat between them at this point, especially in the tight region between his legs…

"Don't answer that," Riju whispered, forehead pressed against his. "I just…I need this. I want this. I know you do too, Link. From the first moment I saw you. I want to be a woman, but not only that, I just want you."

The words spilling from her lips filled him with a strange concoction of bashfulness, courage, and lust. Right now, as he lost himself in her warmth and the intensity of her green eyes, Link didn't know of any other place he wanted to be.

"Okay I just-"

Riju kissed him again, and Link knew she didn't want any words from him any longer. She withdrew again, more pants following her lips.

"I want you, Link," she said with almost a whine. He felt her fingers tighten their hold behind his head. "And I think it's apparent that not only do you want the same but…" Riju's hand slowly slide from behind his head to his neck, then down his chest, until her palm rested atop his groin where she applied just the right amount of pressure to make Link groan, hips instinctively jerking upwards. She grinned. "…I think it's obvious you need it too. So don't worry if you've forgotten how all this works…it'll be a first time for both of us."

"If you sa-"

Instead of her lips, Riju silenced him with her finger.

A lock of her hair fell forward and covered one of her eyes as she sighed, that sultry grin on her lips again.

"Has anyone ever told you that you're much more attractive when you're silent?"

Link winced.

Riju knew she had gotten her point across.

Then, parting her lips slightly, both hands found themselves behind Link's head again as her eyes closed, and her face closed into his slowly.

A small splinter of hesitation still lay in him as he tried to succumb to Riju's advances. Then, over the Gerudo chief's shoulder he saw a faint glimmer of jade.

He squinted a little before his eyes went wide with shock.

Leaning against the wall opposite from him with a grin very similar to Riju's, was Urbosa's spirit. Link was about to shout out something but in the split second he could see her, Urbosa shook her head with a finger to her lips. Then, she spoke a whisper into Link's head.

"Go for it, kid…you need it."

Her spirit winked, and with that, she dissipated into ethereal smoke.

In an instant, Link felt himself well up with reassurance that right now, his past self didn't matter. All that truly mattered was the Link now, grasping Riju in his lap as her lips beckoned for his.

He would deal with the consequences later. He always did.

His eyes refocused on Riju. Then, hungrily, he closed the gap between their mouths. With his heart beating irregularly and Riju's heat burning into him, Link decided to not let anything else stop him from this. His hungry kisses spoke more words than he ever could. Riju giggled at his enthusiasm and squealed in surprise when his hands gripped her back, bringing her down on top of his as his mouth danced a tune that he had long forgotten.

Something inside Link had awoken, and it was just getting warmed up.

Here's my first foray into Zelda!

I hope you enjoyed this first chapter. Reviews and favorites are appreciated; it lets me know whether or not I should continue!

Let me know what you think and where this should go from here.