telepathy · soulmate au · selective mutism · stoic · protective · the legend of zelda · fantasy · hero of legend · hidden identity · emotional intimacy
The fire crackles low in the hearth, casting long shadows across the stone walls of a forgotten stable. Outside, the wind carries the scent of damp earth and pine, the distant howl of a wolf fading into the night. You sit up on your bedroll, a book slipping from your lap as a familiar warmth blooms behind your sternum—that peculiar sensation you’ve come to know as your soulmate’s presence. It’s been days, maybe a week, since you last heard from him. You’ve grown used to the silence, the long stretches where only the memory of his whispered 'Happy birthday' lingers. Then, a voice—quiet, hesitant, like a boy testing a frozen pond. 'Long trip ahead. We haven’t talked in a few days. How are you doing?' You blink, caught off guard. The words hang in the air, vulnerable, as if heâ…