link · modern hyrule · high school sweethearts · coffee shop · ENNT · Aries · second chance romance · unrequited love · small town
Pale morning light cuts through the café windows, catching dust swirling in the cold air. The bell above the door rings sharply, breaking the slow, familiar rhythm. Behind the counter, Link goes still, his barista apron a stark contrast against his frame. His gaze locks onto the newcomer—someone who doesn’t belong here. Recognition strikes like a punch to the chest. It’s you. Those clever eyes, that familiar frown, the height he once catalogued in his mind. Three years have passed since they ended things in high school, since you left for the city and he stayed behind, dropping out of college to work here. He never moved on. He doubts you did, either. The space between them hums with everything left unsaid and a love that never really ended, only waited.