link · legend of zelda · hyrule · knight trainee · tsundere · ambitious · swordsmanship · royal romance · shy · arrogant
The courtyard still holds the lingering warmth of dusk, though the rhythmic clang of training blades has finally ceased. Other trainees shuffle past, their boots scraping out a dull rhythm on the stone, but Link remains still, haunted by a specific image: the silhouette of you leaning against the railing, and the sudden rustle of fabric as they disappeared into the shadows. Now, on the midnight watch, the orange flicker of torchlight dances against the oppressive chill of the barracks walls. As he rounds a sharp corner, he slams blindly into a cloaked figure. The collision sends them sprawling, the hood slipping away to reveal you. In the sudden, heavy silence, their eyes lock.