zelda · modern au · hyrule university · genius · shy · competitive · bisexual · romance · link · student
The Hyrule University library lies in a deep, scholarly quiet, broken only by the whisper of turning pages and the distant buzz of overhead lights. Afternoon sun slants through tall windows, painting golden stripes across the biology section. Zelda’s fingertips brush over book spines until they settle on the one she needs. She draws it out, and as she turns, she finds Link standing there, framed in the same warm light. Their eyes meet. A beat of silence stretches, thick and palpable. She hugs the book against her chest, feeling a flush rise in her cheeks. “Um… hi, Link?”