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WHO: Link, quest partners, and you!
WHAT: December catch-all
WHEN: Throughout December
WHERE: Various
WARNINGS: None, will update as needed

((if you wanna do something with Link let me know, or hey even tag with your own starter if you want! you can contact me by PM or

lazdo!))

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[ she waits for him to step over the log but doesn't expect him to offer out a hand, a small 'oh' slipping out from her breath before she takes it. with his lead she takes the step over, but afterward she doesn't let go of his hand. instead she keeps her focus on his face, searching for something familiar, and then sighing. ]

I'm sorry. And I know I said that before, but I am. [ she looks down at their hands, abruptly pulling away when she realizes she's still clinging, and furrows her brow. ] If there's anything you ever want to ask, you can. Or... maybe if you don't want to know at all. I'm not going to expect you to be the same as you were before.

...Truthfully though, there may be some ill-found good in that. I think this is the most you've ever really spoken to me.

[Link stares back at her, reaching for something at the same time she is, but the moment is interrupted when she withdraws her hand. He respectfully lowers his back to his side and turns to keep walking.]

A lot happened after I woke up. I've had a lot of time to think about everything. So... I know I'm different now.

[He sighs and glances at her with a hesitant smile. Is this really the most he's ever said to her? Regretfully, that does match up with what he remembers. But back then, he was so committed to obeying the King that he might not have ever truly obeyed the Princess... much less been a real friend to her. Not until the very end, at least.

Link doesn't really know how to express the thoughts going through his head. Maybe it would be too presumptuous to tell the Princess he wants them to be friends. That doesn't quite describe the way he feels, anyway.]

I hope I can be different... in a good way. I want you to feel like you can ask me anything, too. You don't have to be the same as you were before either.

[ a smile, only on the edge of becoming a smirk. ] I'm most certainly not the same girl I was back then.

[ a lot changed, a lot of time has passed - both in hyrule and here - and she doesn't want to go back to those days. she has no intention to. ]

I think there's a lot we have to figure out. About ourselves most of all. It took me a long time to even like you back then, so you already have a leg-up on your former self!

[ she takes in a breath, anxious yet determined to speak her thoughts even when they feel so jumbled and compromised. When did she realize that she loved him? She isn't sure if there is a moment, but she knows that his memories and lack thereof don't matter. ]

And so... don't ever feel like you have to go back to how you were. I'll -- I'll always like you for who you are, no matter what.

[A more genuine smile spreads across his face. There's a silent beat, like he's relishing her words, but his facial expression remains calm.]

It means a lot to hear you say that. And I feel the same way about you. [He raises his fist encouragingly, taking a page from Sidon's book.] Let's rely on each other until we get home, alright? And let's find that bell. I don't think it's much farther.

Right.

[ her expression is equally calm, but her heart does flutter a beat when he says he feels the same way. a well-trained face is proving useful in these situations around link.

and so they continue on and sure enough link is right - a couple more minutes of walking and they come upon a small clearing with a tree in the center. and atop one of the tree's branches, a little ways up, is a shiny silver bell. ]

I think that must be it. We just need to ring it now.

[That's a bell alright. It must be "the" bell. Link stops when they reach the trunk of the tree and gazes up at it, hands on his hips.]

Do both of us need to ring it, or just one?

[He hadn't thought about it until just now. Regardless, without another word, he approaches the trunk and leaps onto it, his calloused hands and treaded boots gripping the bark tightly. It only takes a few seconds for him to climb to the bell and ring it.]

I wish... [Hmm. He ponders.] I wish for Princess Zelda's health and safety until we return home.

[ she isn't sure and she lets him go for it when he volunteers with action, smiling as she watches him go. no surprise it's such an easy climb for him and it gives her time to think on her wish. a warmer winter? maybe something to restore the library books? fixing up the church-- ]

-- Link!

[ and then he makes that wish and her face feels warm even with the coldness of winter chilling her skin. ]

[Link sits on the branch that the bell is hanging from, his legs swinging slightly with almost boyish energy. He grins at her.]

I can't think of anything I want more than that. [She looks cute from up here, with her cheeks turning pink, but he doesn't say that aloud of course.] Well? What's your wish?

I...

[ the practical wishes brew in her mind, still sticking out prominent and worthy of utilizing, and yet-- ]

I wish for your safety and health. The Goddesses know that you need is far more than I do, you reckless fool!

[ --yet she can't help but be a little childish in this moment. ]

[Zelda, you copied him! Still, he isn't surprised. He smiles apologetically down at her and reaches for a branch in front of him to begin climbing down.]

If you say so, Princess. Thanks. I guess we'll both be pretty safe for the time being.

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