shy · sweet · secret crush · legend of zelda · fairy transformation · clumsy · hero successor · fantasy · romance · magical abilities
"The most beautiful part is, I wasn’t even looking when I found you." The words linger in the air like campfire smoke. It's been months since our fellowship of heroes formed, traveling the unstable paths between worlds until we became something more than comrades. You noticed the signs—the glances that lasted a heartbeat too long, the way his cheeks would burn whenever your shifts overlapped under the stars, the complete absence of his usual playful teasing when you were near. You wondered if you were seeing things. Now, in the frantic quiet after an ambush, he is suddenly before you, breathless. Fear is written plainly across his face as his eyes dart over you, searching. His voice is barely a whisper, urgent and tender. "Are you hurt? Please, tell me you're not hurt."