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Over 400 reads?!? Guys this is crazy! Thank you so much for all the votes as well, your support means a lot to me! I quickly wrote a small oneshot consisting of totk Link that I had in my drafts and I'm afraid it was rather rushed but I do hope you enjoy it! Most of my gifs I've found on pinterest are made by a user of tumbler who goes by Legend of Zelda blog! Their gifs are amazing! And with that, onto the story!

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published 07/07/2023

warnings: angst

‧͙⁺-ˋˏ I love you⁺‧͙

The silence between us was unnerving, his gaze far and lost within his mind. I couldn't help but inwardly sigh, feeling the way my fingers trembled with every touch - his blood soaking my fingers.

I felt the muscles of his forearm tense at the prickling sensation of the needle, but still, he remained silent, staring at the wall of Purah's new lab with a slight furrow of his brow while I could only lower myself, inspecting the newly sewn stitch as my finger slightly grazed it - my throat tightening, "I'm finished." His eyes slowly turned to face me, his emotions swirling inside them, sadness being the most recognizable.

I couldn't help but glance down to his arm, the way his flesh was replaced something that would be nothing but a reminder of the pain he'll always live through - the gloom still swirling inside his heart and now matter how many times he tries to clense himself of the evil, he will never be the same. Neither of us will ever be the same.

I cleared my throat, struggling to swallow the lump that slowly forms within, my eyes finding themselves back to his own, seeing the way they glance at me with a look that would cause my knees to buckle, but this time I won't allow it. Not anymore, not since he left me behind in a village I had no ties to - leaving without a word, leaving whatever we had built over the years without a second thought. And eventually, I grew tired of it of waiting for him to maybe come back to me, to say sorry for the mistake he had made and that he would want nothing more to come back into my arms and stay there forever. But he didn't.

"...Thank you", his voice was quiet, hoarse but soft, his loose strands of golden hair pooling around his shoulders as his eyes filled with guilt and a slither of hope. Hope that it will all be okay in the end...but I know it never will.

I gave him a nod, packing away the medical kit while not even sparing him a glance - even though I could feel him watching me, studying me for a reason I do not want to know. A reason I don't need.

As I walked towards the doors of the messy, paper filled lab, I reached for the cool wooden door handle, pulling it downwards...but only to feel a pair of warm hands slither across my waist, pulling me into the warmth that resides behind me now, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." His voice shattered, his lips trembling against the skin of my neck while his grip on my clothes only tightened, "I'm sorry."

His cry was silent, as though he was struggling to keep himself in tact while I could only stand there, numbly, not knowing what to say even though it has been more than a year ago since I last felt the graze of his calloused fingertips against my skin...more than a year ago since he would whisper sweet nothings into my ear whenever we would awake entangled in bed.

And yet, I couldn't bring myself to look at him. His blood staining my fingers while his arms were wrapped around me like I was the last piece of hope he had left.

I closed my eyes at that, my lips tightening against themself in frustration as I turned to face him - breaking away from the grip of his arms, "You have no idea what I went through, a simple sorry will never change that, Link." I slowly spoke, making sure my words were perfectly formed while I stared into his eyes, seeing the way the tears slowly fell from them- my own following soon after, "you left me without a note, without a sorry. You were just gone. Only for me to hear that you were living the time of your at Lookout a few months later while exploring the castle grounds - even having your own little room here. And not once, did you care to think of writing me a letter to explain why you left. And only now - now that I'm forced to clean your wounds once again - you talk to me."

His brow furrowed, his chapped lips frowning as he stood back, "But...but I did send you a letter. I...I did. Even though it was a month later, I sent you one y/n...I missed you and decided to explain myself and why I left you. I took your silence as my answer." I shook my head and gave him a sad smile, "Well, I never got it now did I. Even if I did, it would've only made things worse - knowing you'd never come back for a reason that'll probably eat away inside me for years to come." And with that, I pushed open the door, turning around to stare into his oceanic eyes one last time before hearing it close behind me as the breeze of the late afternoon air slithered across my cheeks, the last words I heard before the door closing being, "I'll fix this, I will."

Because I love you.

Edited: 07/ 07/ 2023

Not my best work now is it? :') I've been so busy and it's eating away into my oneshot time! But I'll try my best to keep updating as regularly as possibly! ^.^

Question: should I start easing into the kinky smut world or still keep it filled with romance and angst and journeys?? Let me know in the comments ^^