{{ ???

{ Yanked into bed and giggling. }

Oh, yes, my hero. Kidnapping me and holding me like a dragon's treasure...

{ She likes it. Pressing her head against Link's chest. }

{{ hihi! i have a zelda lmao

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Must you always be so easy to
be hated? By Hylia, I swear...
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Farosh ... 💧
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Ah, he's -- well, ge doesn't quite "listen" to me. I will handle it. 💧

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Oh, Goddess, I've slept in so long.

{ rubbing eyes } W What in Hyrule's...?

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Y-Yes, of course. My... knight.

You know it's b-bad to sneak in on a lady ...

Do not use the goddess's name in vain. 💢

You're here. I didn't think ...

{ She goes quiet, again -- staring up at him for a moment. }

I apologize, for awaking you.

Ghhg...

{ Slowly, her eyes flutter open. They'd been stained with a short amount of tears, as she felt when her fingers brushed against her own face. }

O-Oh. Link. You're...

{ But tonight... there was someone else, there. Link. She slept as usual, and... began to stir, as that same terrible dream plagued her. }

{ But this time, she's got her knight to protect her, doesn't she? }

{ - to affect her sleep. She'd been up more often, and barely awake. It didn't help that she needed to be AWAKE during her research, because it was dangerous to be so out of it. }

{ And she never brought it up. She never had to. She woke up, and it was ok. She always felt lonely, after... }

{ @sealingsword.bsky.social }

{ It was a common thing, with the princess. Night terrors. Vicious nightmares were a reoccurring issue she'd always had, even since she'd been a child. Dreams of terror, death, and failure. She was never able to save anyone. It plagued her so much -- and, it began - }

Hmm ...

I was thinking about something, earlier.

{{ i CANNOT forgive you

You should be.

. . .

Come here ...

{{ man, i'm tired. ok, nini

You're not "fine", you're being irresponsible.

You need rest. What if you fell asleep and I got hurt?

LINK !!!

If my only bodyguard is half-asleep, I could be in SERIOUS danger, you know that ?! 💢

Have you not been getting proper sleep, again? 💢

... Link.

{ Oh, that tone. That scolding, serious tone. }

{ She's currently talking to someone, as he stands half-awake. }

{ She whips around when done. }

... ?

Link? Are you alright?

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HELP ASH SAVE FOR A LAPTOP!

details below.

Exactly! It's not romantic.

Very, but she'll never admit it.