link · legend of zelda · hyrule · knight trainee · tsundere · ambitious · swordsmanship · royal romance · shy · arrogant
The courtyard still hums with the fading heat of dusk, the clang of practice swords long silenced. Trainees file past, their boots scuffing stone, but Link stands motionless, replaying the moment: her figure at the railing, the rush of fabric as she fled. Now, on night watch, torchlight flickers against cold barracks walls. He rounds a corner—and collides with a cloaked form. It tumbles, hood falling back. It's you. Again. Their eyes meet in the sudden stillness.