There is a strange unease that fills a person when they encounter someone of which they cannot fully explain. Later evolving into a slight terror that shakes them, it comes at its own subtle pace as their time around such a person increases. People prefer to be around others that they can relate to – people of whom they can read like a book, those whose misfortunes they can use as a comfort against their own mistakes in a subconscious fight of superiority. It makes them feel included; they feel as if they are a part of the world around them and not separated and alone.
But within the castle of Hyrule lies a pair of young adults – an unlikely pair, but together, nonetheless. A society sets itself up upon a prided foundation of rules, rules of class and class boundaries, but this foundation is challenged on a daily basis by the couple; a peasant boy turned nobility and a royal princess who certainly never acted the stereotypical part. But the most unnerving thing about the two is simply their calmness – a peace that most would consider something that you'd never see any normal teenage child abide in.
But their eyes are what betray them – there is a knowing that shines in them, a strangely pained gentleness to them. Their actions relay understanding, their words hope, and there is a wisdom about them that speaks for itself, as if they've experience worse, as if they know that the world around them will continue on despite what happens. As if they've lived two lifetimes.
Their sureness, contrasted to their how society believes ones their age should act, drives people mad. Therefore, many are content to simply spread rumors about them rather than trying to learn and observe what they may know.
But they never really did expect anyone to understand their relationship. Because, the truth is, they both once lived in another life – a world parallel to the one they inhabit now. People often forget that they, too, are human - even if their friendship is an incredibly unlikely one, it's because they, too, need someone else to relate to. But they never expected anyone to understand or believe that, either. However, if remembering what the rest of the world could not kept them in a world filled with all that was right, then the price was bearable.
A brief burst of inspiration for a very, very old fandom of mine. Despite that, I will always love OoT Zelda and Link. Written in 30 minutes (20, if you exclude time used to text).