Surely life couldn't be much better than this. Faesule had to marvel at how the Goddess Hylia had chosen to bless him. The redheaded half-Gerudo had everything he could want, and then some.
He hummed as he threw a bale of hay over his shoulder and carried it to the stalls. The Hyrule Stable System was continuing as it had for countless years, and would indefinitely. His family had worked in it for three generations now, and Fae was proud to call it his heritage.
Six years had passed since Calamity Ganon was defeated by Link, and Princess Zelda was freed from the stasis where she had been holding the monster at bay. A year later, the restoration plans for the castle and the surrounding town were finally put into motion, and Fae was proud to be a part of it.
After a short time of building the castle town and showing his prowess with horses, Zelda had promoted and officially assigned him to oversee the castle town stables, with the plans to transition him to overseeing the royal stables. At least, that was the hope once they were finally completed.
But life had other plans, and just a couple of short months ago, Fae had approached the princess with a special request. Now, here he was, back working a little further out from the castle town, but content in the knowledge that his brother and his soon-to-be wife would have all they needed to take care of their growing family.
"Oy! You're moving slower than normal. Midsummer blues shouldn't be hitting already… except maybe on your shirt. What's on your mind?" Beedle greeted, grinning as he shrugged off his backpack and set up his booth in front of the stables.
"Not much beyond thinking about how life's changed in the last six months. Beyond the obvious with Leysra and Hazel."
"How are they, by the way? Is Hazel feeling any better?" Beedle asked conversationally.
Fae chuckled and shook his head. "Past the morning sickness, glowing more than usual, and getting bigger by the day. Leysra said it's only a matter of weeks at this point, and the little one is getting really active at night."
"Hahaha! Just wait. I've seen enough infants to know her exhaustion is just beginning!"
"So I've been told, which is why we've enjoyed each other for the last few years without thinking about starting our own family. But enough about that. Anything new from beyond the stable walls?" Fae glanced over his shoulder while he worked on laying down the clean hay into the feeding troughs.
"Haha! Good question. Lots of rumors circulating about how progress in Tarrey Town has slowed because Hylians aren't keen on moving so far away from other 'civilized areas.' But Hudson's convinced it's only temporary." The merchant shrugged. "I can't really say. Stables are more my forte."
"So I've noticed. Still don't quite get how you can be present at so many basically simultaneously." Fae shook his head again at Beedle. "Someday, you'll tell me your secrets."
Beedle threw back his head and laughed. "Sorry to say but the day those secrets are spilled will be the day I cease loving beetles."
Fae chuckled and focused on his task. At turning 27, after more than a few years interacting with the merchant, he still had no more ideas about how he operated than when he first met him. Nor could he have told anyone about what age the man was. He supposed it would be one of those things that remained a mystery.
He whistled while he finished with the stalls and went back out to grab a new bale of hay to throw in the edge of the smaller pasture trough. His beloved mare, Elvyr, was in heat, and so was Azzy's mare, Snowflake. He had to shake his head at the timing of it. But then again, it was the start of summer, and both were late in their normal heat cycles. Even still, isolation in the pasture closest to the stables was typical for this situation. Soon enough they'd be returned to the main pasture with the other horses until they were needed.
"Hey, stud. Can you spare a moment for me?"
Fae grinned and turned to face his lover. "Hey Cam– Whoa! What do you have here?"
The younger brunet stood behind him with his hand on the lead rope for one of the largest stallions Fae had ever seen. The black horse was head and shoulders taller than Cami, even taller than the redheaded Gerudo himself. The stallion restlessly shifted his weight and shook his head, fighting to get the bridle off his head.
"This guy? I caught him out on the Nima Plains about a month ago. Azzy and I have been working our asses off to tame him, and she said he's finally ready to bring you. Thought you'd appreciate having a horse to ride when you can't have your mare." Cami handed off the bridle and pushed his glasses up his nose. "So, happy birthday, stud. We got a stud horse for a stud."
Fae burst out laughing, earning himself a sidestep and frustrated whinny from the stallion. "Oop. Sorry, big guy. C'mon. Let's get you into the prep corral til we figure out if you'll behave in with the main herd."
"He was in with a handful of mares when we found him, so chances are high that he'll do well." Cami followed a few paces behind Fae, steering clear of the horse's rear. "He put up quite a fight, but seeing him now? He was hella worth it."
"I'll say. I'm hard-pressed to think of another stallion I've seen that's larger or more handsome. Damn. You found a fantastic horse. I can't wait to see how he rides. You said you've been working on him for the last month?"
"Oh, yeah. Every day. Can't give him a break or the bastard will revert back to his wild ways and try to throw me. Azzy had to heal a couple of broken bones." Cami sheepishly admitted. "But, he's doing a lot better than he was, and I think he's getting to be reasonable. Don't think he's ever gonna be truly 'tame' though. It's not in his personality."
"Hah! Remind you of anyone?" Fae teased, earning a withering look from his lover. "Oh, c'mon. You know it's true."
"Yeah, well, better watch it or I won't let you get any later." Cami rolled his eyes.
The redhead shook his head as he went to tie off the stallion's lead rope to the wooden post in the practice corral. "What's this later you're talking about? I gotta say 'thanks' properly, don't I?"
"What, and do it without Azzy? She gets credit for wanting to do this for you." Cami half-heartedly protested. "She's finishing something for the princess, but she didn't want to keep our antsy new boy tied in the makeshift corral we had him in any longer. He was getting restless."
"Don't blame him. I'd get restless too if I was in the same area for too long."
Fae walked over to where Cami was waiting at the gate. He swung it closed before yanking his brunet lover against him and claiming a rough, greedy kiss. He ignored the faint grunt from him and ran a hand over the front of Cami's pants, easily finding his growing erection.
"Fuck," Cami groaned when Fae pulled back so they could both breathe. "You never fail to turn me on."
"I would hope not. I'd lose my title as your 'stud,' as well as disappointing our butterfly." He kissed him again. "Cabin waits, but I won't. Let's go."
He could hear the hitch in Cami's breath when he threaded their fingers together and guided them back to the cabin they'd built at the edge of the woods behind the stable. They had Zelda's blessing for their temporary home, at least until they figured out where to settle. But in the meantime, this was the 'love nest' as Fae had dubbed it. The cabin had all they needed. A living room for relaxing, a kitchen big enough for Fae and Azzy to be comfortable, the bathroom with a large tub, and the spacious bedroom.
The door was barely closed behind them before Fae had his hand down the front of Cami's pants, massaging his cock and balls. He hummed in contentment when the brunet moaned and leaned his head back against the door. The sounds his lovers made got him hard faster than anything else in the world. He couldn't help but pull Cami's hand to his own cock, echoing the aroused sound when his lover stroked him through his pants.
"Bedroom," he heard Cami whimper. The needy sound brought a smile to the redhead's face, and he dragged Cami down the hall to the bedroom. His hand never left Cami's cock, stroking his sizable girth to keep him hard and desperate.
Cami's shirt hit the floor the moment they got into the room. Fae pushed his own pants off and kicked them aside along with his boots, leaving him bare from the waist down.
"Get naked on the bed, on all fours, ass towards me," he commanded while he smacked the brunet's clothed ass. He waited until Cami began to do what he was told before he unbuttoned his shirt, keeping a careful eye on his lover.
"Y'know, if this wasn't a 'thanks for the gift' fuck, I'd resent you not giving me more foreplay," Cami groused as he set his glasses on the dresser and got into position. "It's a damn shame when you're not using that mouth of yours."
"Oh, are you feeling unappreciated?" Fae purred as he climbed on the bed behind him. "You wanted me to suck you off first?"
"You know damn well what I want." He looked away, then let out a cry when Fae wrapped his lips around his cock.
Fae chuckled deep in the back of his throat from where he laid beside Cami. He licked and suckled, idly stroking his own cock while he did. It was true, as a thanks for the gift he was being given, he wanted to fuck his lovers. But he was nothing if not conscientious about their needs and desires.
Cami panted and moaned, bucking his hips to fuck Fae's mouth. "Shit, your mouth is so damn good. Oh, fuck!"
Fae pulled back before Cami could cum. He licked his lips while his lover whined in dismay. "Something wrong?" he asked with feigned innocence.
"Fuck you," Cami grumbled. "You got me so damn close."
"That was the plan. And remember, I'm fucking you." He grabbed the lube from the dresser and coated his cock and two fingers with it. "Flip over. I want to see your face when you cum."
His lover's sigh of resignation was half-hearted, like he knew it would be. The sound was swiftly replaced with a wanton moan when the large cock filled his ass. Fae smirked and grabbed Cami's hip to steady himself. "Don't tell me you're already there when I've barely started."
"Oh, shut up. You knew I would be from the moment you put your lips on my dick." Cami arched against him, his body pleading more than his voice did. "Shit, Fae!"
"What was that?" he teased. Cami's ass was every bit as tight and addicting as he had been for the past several years. "You were saying?"
"I know what he was saying. And you started without me, so I guess I'll come back later." Azalea's voice came from the doorway. Even without turning to see her, Fae could hear the pout in her soft tone.
"Oh no you don't," he countered. Though he didn't stop fucking Cami, he turned and extended a hand towards his precious butterfly. "Come here, Azzy. I have you to thank as well for the stallion, and I'm not going to leave you out. So, take that lovely dress off, and let me give you some love with my tongue."
"Do it, Azzy. I want your breasts in my mouth."
Fae smirked at Cami's blunt request. "Soon as she gets over here, I'll claim her pussy, and you get her breasts til you cum. Then I'm going to clean up and fuck her until you're ready to peg me. I need your damn cock in my ass."
"Please," Azzy whimpered. She crossed the room, tucking her wavy, platinum hair behind her ears. Her wrap-style pink dress hit the floor immediately, with her white lace bra and panties following moments later.
Fae stopped her long enough to claim a long, lingering kiss before gesturing for her to straddle Cami and settle where he could comfortably eat her out while continuing his assault on their lover's asshole.
Azzy's soft keening and whispered pleadings for more combined with Cami's more vocal outcries. But with a groan, Cami covered his abdomen in his cum, panting around the erect nipple in his mouth.
"There it is." Fae pulled away from Azzy's shaved folds long enough to nuzzle against her thighs while he addressed the sweaty brunet below him. "Take mine, dragon."
"Ah, shit!" Cami arched his back, giving Fae a better view of him while the redhead buried himself deep and flooded his lover's ass with his hot seed.
Azzy whined at the momentary loss of the attention on her body, but Cami soothed her with a kiss, pulling her down against him while Fae worked on prying himself free and cleaning up in preparation for round two.
An hour later, Fae flopped down between his lovers and snuggled both of them against him. "We can't linger too long. I've gotta get the new stallion properly groomed and tested before we introduce him to the herd. You done for the day?"
Azzy hummed and rested her head on Fae's chest. "I am. Princess Zelda needed me to help double check her pack and assist with some, womanly things, before she and Link descend into the tunnels under the castle. They don't know how long they'll be down there, and she wanted to be prepared."
"And after gettin' one step away from kicking Karson in the nuts, I told Hudson I needed a break, and took the rest of the day off. So, you've got me."
"I've had you. Twice. Plus having you in my ass." Fae chuckled. "So… are you both willing to join me while I give the stallion a try? Oh, I should ask before I forget: what have you been calling him?"
"Well…" Azzy started. "I've been using–"
"Butthead. Jackass. Asshole. Whatever epithet works when he's throwing my ass into the dirt." Cami interrupted.
"Cam."
"Sorry."
Azzy sighed and started again. "I've been calling him 'Midnight' but I don't think it's quite right. So you'll be able to name him whatever you feel is best."
Fae pursed his lips and thought back to the horse. "Tough to say. I've got an idea or two, but I'll wait til I've had a chance to see him again before I settle on one."
"On that note, let's get a snack and then head back out. I'm starving." Cami's stomach punctuated his statement, earning him a laugh from his lovers.
"When are you not hungry after sex?" Azzy giggled. "It's your thing, Cam."
"And we don't mind at all. A snack sounds good to me too." Fae lightly smacked Cami's thigh. "Let's not take too much time though. That stallion's too handsome to leave him hanging."
"Agreed."
Reluctantly, the trio got dressed and had some fresh fruit before heading back out towards the stables. Azzy tugged on Fae's sleeve and pulled them to a stop. "Uhhh, Faefae? Isn't that Elvyr and…?"
Fae's gaze followed where she pointed, catching sight of the new stallion mounted up balls deep in HIS mare. "Oh, for fuck's sake! How the hell did he break free from the post?!"
He ran over to the fenceline, and his eyes settled on the cracked fence post and the broken stretch of rope. "Well, that explains it. Fucking horny bastard. Elvyr's heat drove him nuts."
"Literally," Cami mumbled under his breath.
Azzy giggled behind her hand while Fae sighed in exasperation. It wasn't the first time that one of the horses in his care had been bred when it wasn't planned. But when it was HIS mare? He couldn't pretend like he was happy about it.
"So, what are you going to do now?" Azzy inquired. She rested her hand on his arm, and gazed up at him with concerned pink eyes.
"Not much I can do. She's in heat. No way that stud's not gonna successfully breed her. So, means that for better or worse, I'll be riding the horny bastard til she foals." Fae shook his head. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just name him 'bastard' because of what he's doing."
"You don't want to be whistling for 'Bastard' when you need to call him. It's fine as a nickname, but I recommend something more… traditional for the majority of the time," she helpfully pointed out.
"Hmm. I was thinking of Destrier. Means 'warhorse', and he's certainly big enough to be ridden into the legendary battles of old." Fae eyed the stallion and sighed again. "Better get Snowflake moved now so we don't have two mares down because they're in heat and we've got a stud ready to rut anything in sight, or scent, rather."
Azzy's face immediately darkened. "If he even goes near my Snowflake, I will kill him myself! I won't be breeding her anytime soon, if at all! Zen and I went to wayyyy too much trouble to let her be reduced to a broodmare."
Fae and Cami shared a quiet laugh at the abrupt change in her demeanor as she ran to the pasture to collect her mare.
"How much do you wanna bet her concerns are not just out of love for her horse as much as it's her not wanting to let things change after the sibling bonding with her twin?" Fae leaned over to murmur in his ear. "Seeing them reunited was one of the best things to happen in the last couple years."
"Still amuses me to see her fierce and pissed off though. Guess some of us did rub off on her," Cami remarked. He crossed his arms while they watched her slip a bridle over her white horse's head. "And I'd hate to see anything actually happen to her horse."
"Or Goddess forbid, to one of us." Fae slid an arm around Cami's waist and kissed his forehead, even when the brunet stiffened at the public affection.
"Better not," Cami mumbled. "Been through enough shit as it is. Don't need more trouble."
"Amen to that." Fae slid his hand down to swat his lover's ass before going to take the lead rope from Azzy.
"Can we keep her in the stalls for the night at least, maybe longer, depending on how long her heat lasts?" She hoped.
"Of course. I won't let her be bred on my watch. She means too much to you, and thus to me." Fae leaned down to claim a gentle kiss. He nibbled her lower lip to hear her giggle as she pulled away.
He whistled to himself while he led Snowflake into the stable and into one of the vacant stalls. She snuffled and shifted her weight when he tied off her lead while getting her food trough and water situated for her. "Don't give me that," he playfully scolded. "It's for your own good. Much as you might want to drop a foal for Destrier, Azzy WILL actually kill me if you did. Then probably you. And then me again. So, it's better here, for both of us."
She tossed her head and snorted at him, clearly showing her disdain for his reasoning. But Fae just laughed and patted her flank before he removed the bridle.
As he walked outside, a low rumble filled the air. Then the shaking began, and Fae whirled, losing his balance and stumbling against the fence. He gazed at the skies with mouth agape as purple billowing smoke engulfed the entirety of Hyrule Castle. And while he watched, the stone castle and all that surrounded it, clear to the edges of the moat, lifted up to levitate menacingly several stories above the ground.
Oh no… Not again.