WIP Wednesday - I Belong to You : Chapter Nine excerpt
“So, do you wanna drive?”
“What?” Zelda paused, strapping her helmet on. “Are you kidding?”
Link shook his head. “It’s easy. I’ll teach you. It’s like riding a bike. You know how to ride a bike, right?”
Zelda laughed. He was crazy. “A motorcycle’s not the same as a bicycle, Link.”
“Sure, it is.” Link sat on the passenger seat, gesturing for her to take the front. “Come on, it’ll be an adventure.”
If crashing and burning was his idea of adventure, okay. Zelda stepped closer, eyeing the handlebars like they might jump up and bite her. Link laughed again when she blew her breath, reaching over to take her hand and guiding her closer. Taking a deep breath, Zelda sat in front of him. He shifted forward, placing his hands on her waist, and she took in a shuddering breath when his chest pressed against her back. Goddesses, did he know what he did to her with just a simple touch?
“Just remember to relax.” Link took her hands and placed them on the handles. “Left handle’s the clutch, right handle’s the throttle and front brake. Like a bike, don’t squeeze that front brake too quick. Slow and steady, even if you’re scared, okay?”
“Uh-huh.” Zelda squeezed the brake handle tightly even though the bike was parked and not running.
Link tapped her left foot with his. “That peg right above the footrest is the gear shift. All you gotta do is tap it up with your foot to shift gears. We’ll go slow, so you won’t have to worry too much about that.”
Zelda looked down at the foot pegs, spotting a wider lever on the right. “Is this the rear brake?”
“Yeah!” The smile in Link’s voice was contagious, and Zelda found herself grinning even if she was terrified of the machine she was straddling. Link pointed to a button in the middle of the engine. “Press this button to start her up.”
“Oh, Hylia.” Zelda swallowed, gripped the brake tighter, and pressed the button. The engine rumbled to life beneath them, and she jumped, pushing back against Link.
His hands tightened around her waist, warm and reassuring. “I won’t let you fall."
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Special thanks to my friends and betas @zeldaelmo and @hyylia for all their support!
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made a MEGA alternative rock playlist but need ideas for the playlist’s name.
so far, it’s called let’s FUNK to some ALT (because I love funk 🎸 ) but
ANY IDEAS, PEOPLE OF TUMBLR??
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I’ve been trying to word this correctly all day but - I enjoyed I Belong to You a ton. I was a radio DJ in undergrad/grad school and even though it was half a million years ago, the whole thing was a perfect capture of that vibe.
Im curious - was the band based on an actual band? I know lyrically they leaned on a lot of Muse but I’m not familiar with the dynamics of its members.
Also- the spicy stuff was really, really well done and fantastic as first time smut writing. Was there anything you read to help inspire you style wise? I’m asking this from a technical aspect as good smut writing can be really tricky and I’m interested in the process from anyone who does it well.
(Like- my approach to smut is identical to how I approach combat- does this make sense without coming off weird?)
(And did I see there’s a sequel on the way???)
Tysm for the ask! So cool that you were a DJ!
First of all - yay! I was really hoping to capture the college vibe of the late 90s. It’s loosely based on my own experiences in grad school (I studied opera/music theater performance), so I’m glad that came through in the writing. ☺️
The band started as a ‘what if’ there was a band with Ganon on keyboards (a la OOT), Link guitar, Daruk drums, and Revali the lead singer. I didn’t have a plot. It was supposed to be a one-shot where Link and Zelda hook up. But I brainstormed while on vacation, listened to hours of different alt rock bands (at first I thought I’d use Radiohead) on the road trip and discovered Muse. I wasn’t familiar with their music until last summer, but nearly every song I heard sounded zelink coded so, there you go. Muse became Hyrule Warriors.
As for the smutty parts, (tysm for the compliment 🫣) I approached those scenes similar to what you said you do - they’re choreographed just like a fight scene. I start with A and map out how I want to get to B. Then I fill in the rest - thoughts, feelings, sights, sounds, tastes, etc. I also write my dialogue first for any scene throughout my stories. It helps me stay on track, and I really like writing conversations. I think sprinkling it in, even during a sex scene is important, because it’s natural if you’re comfortable with your partner. Obviously, I’ve read quite a bit of smut, too and I also researched and read a few articles on how to make it believable and titillating. After all, that’s the goal, right? 😳
I’m working on the sequel as we speak, and have three chapters roughly written! It’s tentatively called Love is Forever (cheesy, I know) and the soundtrack will be a mix of Muse and Radiohead songs this time around. I have a snippet scheduled to post this Wednesday for WIP Wednesday 😉
For anyone who’s interested here’s a link to I Belong to You.
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