potatoes-tomatoes asked:

Could you please do prompt #14 with botw zelink? I loved their chemistry in the game and I know you can do them justice ❤👍\

cutegirlmayra answered:

This nails them to a 'T' in my opinion. Whether it's botw or another game, I feel this hits they're characters well enough for me to not have to strain so much to stay in character.

Thank you, I'm going to enjoy this :3

Prompt:

Zelda walked pristinely with her head down in long, slow strides down her castle halls.

Link, being ever faithful, remained close behind her.

This wasn't new to them. After her father had ordered her to fixate the rest of her time on her prayers, she was soon found moping around the castle, having come back from previous praying.

She remained silent, almost as silent as the dusk, as the sun began to set.

Link kept up her pace, but looked down.

Something inside him told him something was wrong,… and he should say something.

Often remaining silent about his feelings upon everything, he wondered how long she would remain under silence…

The silence wasn't new to him, but he knew it was silently paining her inside.

She was usually cheerful about the things she liked.

Perhaps…

He stopped walking a moment, and Zelda broke her stride, turning behind her.

"..Link?"

He remained looking to the side, outside the window, spotting something that completely took over his interests.

She paused a moment, before turning around, her dress carrying the motion. "What's wrong, Link..? What do you see?" she turned to the window, and then back to Link, walking towards him.

"Has something caught your eye?"

He continued to stare…

Suddenly, he rushed forward, startling Zelda. "Ah! Link!" she faltered back, before stumbling to rebalance herself and ran towards the window.

He placed a foot up on the ledge, and jumped, looking determined as he flew downward with his arms out wide.

"Liiink!" she rammed herself against the edge of the windowsill, and looked around, worried.

When she saw him rushing to the garden, her eyes widened in shock, not sure what he was doing, and quickly darted to the stairs, lifting her dress up and hurrying to find out-

"What on earth had possessed you to-!?" she looked pretty angry, but mostly surprised and panicked with worry, before stopping in mid-sentence and stride, lifting a hand up.

"Ah…"

Link had picked a flower for her.

He held it with a neutral expression on his face, then nodded his head and walked towards her.

Bending to one knee, he ducked his head and held it out for her to accept.

Her eyes delicately stared down in wonder at the flower, before smiling kindly and tilting her head, understanding his true intent.

"Link…" she drew forth her hand, and lightly took the flower from his hand, barely skimming her fingers against his own.

He lightly blushed from the sensation of it, but with his head down, no one could tell.

He rose it up, as if half expecting her to acknowledge it, but knew he was probably just thinking oddly and shook his head, quickly getting up from kneeling.

He readjusted himself as she smiled even more warmly towards the flower, and held it up to her nose.

"…Link, have you been paying attention to my herbal lessons?" She tilted her head, a slightly cheeky look coming on her face.

He honestly didn't know what she was talking about, and put a hand up behind his head, scratching it.

"Hmm… I guess not." she turned around, facing her back to him.

"..This flower… is called Love Eternal."

"Wa-ah!" he seemed to trip on her words, before regaining himself.

Had he just accidentally confessed!?

She giggled lightly, a breathy one, before lightly touching the petals of the flower.

"It's said that when women are too shy to say it, since the tradition has always stood that men do those honors first… that they plant these in their gardens and flowerbeds… a silent invitation for him to propose."

She lightly turned her head back to Link, nodding some comfort to him, but still teasing him.

"I assumed you didn't know. It's alright. I thought it was very cute, and awfully funny of you. Thank you… Link. It did make me feel better."

Her kindness… her gentle reassurance not to worry…

His shoulders fell as he lowered his arm from being raised, and looked down, nodding in his embarrassment.

"Please, don't act so modest. I honestly felt flattered." Zelda closed her eyes and smiled, nodding another reassurance for him not to worry.

"Now then." she lowered her hands, keeping the flower tightly in one of them.

She regained her natural dignity, and looked seriously back to the castle. "Father has forbidden me to leave the castle walls if not for the sole purpose of my prayers… we should return before he suspects us of any treason against his words…"

Link looked up.

He realized how much she held back.. the true pain at saying those words.

Even his adventurous spirit felt trapped and coped up here… but it was more than just tolerable, because he was protecting the princess.

So long as he had the princess….

On her way to her quarters, Link stopped once again.

"…" Zelda turned her head once more, "Link,…"

He looked out the window.

"..You're not planning to jump out of the window again are you?" Zelda smiled, turning around, "I swear, Link." she giggled, "You almost gave me a heart attack last time."

He looked back at her, and smiled kindly, before looking apologetic.

He then lowered his head.

"…Link?"

He closed his eyes, deeply looking troubled and saddened.

"…What ever is the matter?"

Zelda walked back towards him, and waited in front of him.

When his eyes slowly opened, but didn't look to her, she lightly raised a hand, but never fully touched him.

He looked up, following the gesture.

"…I know you're worried about me." Zelda looked understanding, and with every ounce of a gentle loving friend, she spoke again, "And I must ask you to keep enduring for me."

"A-ah…" he voiced out, stepping to balance himself more.

She knew?

She looked down, turning her head away, and placing her hand holding the flower up against her chest.

"I understand you feel at a loss… wanting to help me, but not being able to disobey orders."

He held his stare, but closed his mouth tightly.

"I'm sorry, Link… I truly do hope you know…" she looked back up at him, her pleasant face always sending a feeling through him… but he just wasn't sure what to call it.

His eyes quickly darted to the flower, before blinking back up at her fast as instantly as he had glanced.

"I enjoyed the confession today." She mischievously beamed.

"Gaah!"

She laughed, seeing his over-exaggerated expression.

She held another hand over her mouth, bending down and then slowly coming back up, enjoying his hilarious expression and reaction.

"Oh, Link! Haha, forgive me, haha! I couldn't help but repeat myself again. Haha!"

She was smiling… she was genuinely laughing… at least that was enough.

Link continued to turn, embarrassed.

Later that night, as she slept silently in her bed, Link stood by her window.

He held his sword out in front, down to the floor, as his hands rested on it's hilt.

In the shadows, he turned from his position of guarding to stare at her a moment… and the Love Eternal flower, glistening in the moonlight.

He slowly walked over to it.

Then bent down by Zelda's side, looking over at her calm, peacefully sleeping face.

He leaned down, a quiet voice in her dreams…

"What if… I did..?"

She lightly stirred as wind passed by her ear.

the curtains of the open balcony window lightly draped over the moonlight, revealing the beautiful landscape of Hyrule outside.

"Always."

The flower lightly dropped a petal from it's watery glass.

"…Love you."

Zelda felt something warm and slightly moist upon her cheek, but never spoke of the dreamed voice sense.

(Got a little AU at the end there. I should have just ended with, instead of 'what if I did?' to "Always" huh? May have kept it fully in character canon, lol)