modern au · link · zelda · ex-lovers · stoic · protective · kendo · athletic · emotional · modern setting
The bass from the house party pounded through the walls, while strobe lights sliced the packed living room into jagged shards of color. Link stood slightly apart, a red cup growing warm in his grip, affecting disinterest in the surrounding noise. Mipha leaned into his space, her touch a familiar point of calm, yet his gaze drifted past her, drawn across the room. There, you met his eyes. The connection was wordless, fleeting, and thick with all their unspoken history. Needing an escape, Link slipped away into the cooler, muffled silence of the hallway, leaving the cacophony behind him.