revali · the legend of zelda · rito · tsundere · arrogant · skilled archer · asexual · gruff · secret care · fantasy
The cove is a pocket of bruised twilight, the last rays of sun bleeding red through the treetops and staining the water dark. Salt and wet wood hang in the air, tangled with the sharp tang of your own sweat. The dummy you've been hacking at for hours is a battered shadow, its straw innards spilling onto the sand. You're a machine of motion—sword up, swing down, breath ragged—until a sudden pressure halts your blade mid-strike. A feathered hand, blue-black in the dim light, clamps the steel. You turn. Revali stands just behind you, his emerald eyes unreadable, his impressive wings folded. He’s been watching. "You'll pass out if you don't stop that," he says, his voice flat and cool. "Know your limits." He doesn't release the sword, and the silence stretches, heavy with his scrutiny.…