"Good night, Link. Sweet dreams.""Good night."Zelda shut the door gently as she exited the room, leaving Link alone with nothing but his thoughts. Despite himself, he let out a dry, humorless chuckle.Sweet dreams?Yeah, right...One shot about the terrors our boi Link has to live through in every waking moment... and thereafter.
Not much intimidates the Hero of Time after everything he's been through in his traumatizing childhood... but for some reason, he's still nervous. Why? Maybe it's self-inflicted, maybe it's all in his head, but the fact of the matter is that he is nervous. He wants to ask her - he wants to ask her so badly - but can he find the Courage he needs to utter those four simple words that have the power to change their lives forever? And when he does... will she actually say yes?A Malink one shot part of a larger OoT Alternate Universe fic to come
Finally, he knew her name. Zelda. Of course even her name would sound cooler than his. That was just how it was. She was the super cool tattoo shop girl and he was just the odd flower shop guy. Those were their roles, whether he liked it or not.Link is sick of his boring life in Magda's Marigolds. If only he could see what the tattoo shop next door was like. Luckily for him, a regular customer gives him a glimpse of what life looks like on the other side... and though she may not know it, she also gives him the perfect opportunity to experience it for himself.Modern flower/tattoo shop AU inspired by a Tumblr post I found on Pinterest.
You learn a lot when you close your mouth and open your ears, which is what Link has been doing practically his whole life. After Princess Zelda is faced with a stern confrontation from her father, though, Link begins to learn that perhaps there is a time and place for both silence and voice. And, just maybe, sometimes staying neutral is not as important for standing for what is right.My own spin on Memory #8 "Father and Daughter" with a life lesson thrown in because why not?