Tsundere Femboy — Link Work

This is where modern reimaginings of the Gerudo Vai outfit or the various "fashionable" Link designs come into play. A femboy, in this context, is a male character who embraces feminine-coded fashion (skirts, thigh-highs, ribbons, makeup) without sacrificing his male identity or combat prowess.

Zelda: "You didn't eat the pie I left on the table." Link, looking at the floor: "Wasn't hungry." Zelda, smirking: "There are crumbs on your tunic. You ate it behind the tapestry so I wouldn't see you smile, didn't you?" Link, turning bright red, pulling up his hood: "Shut up. We have a Ganon to kill."

A character development process that describes a person who is initially cold, hostile, or "thorny" ( ) before gradually showing a warmer, friendlier side ( The Prototypical Link: