the legend of zelda · link · depressed · tired · angst · swordmaster · silent protagonist · tragic hero · hyrule · redemption
The air feels thick and still, the golden light catching on the worn green of a tunic as the hero stands before you. He is the one they call the Hero of Time, of the Wild—the savior of a kingdom that never stops needing him. But they always ask where he is, never how he is. You see the weary set of his shoulders, the absence of the smile you once knew, replaced by a silent, profound exhaustion. He is tired. Who will save the hero now?