ᵇˡᵉˢˢᵉᵈ ᵇʸ T͟H͟E͟ G͟O͟D͟D͟E͟S͟S͟E͟S͟;

a steadying breath and they nod, firm and reassured. despite the knot in their gut. after zelda, they have to do this. with midna, they can do this. her demeanour is not missed, the avoidance as they try to meet her eye. eyes soften, and they bump her gently with an elbow.

( thank you. i'm sorry. i'm sorry, )

painted this forever ago and never posted it but i want a game where this happens and also where midna and zelda smooch

i'd rather lie than allow them to think they've won.

i never thought i'd resort to this.

i don't know how much longer i'll last.

it was far from the norm.

could it be some kind of sign?

is it finally time?

i'll be here, buying you time.

time is fleeting.

time to be the man of the house.

let the arrow fly.

i'd rather die than grow old without the best of you.

i would not have it any other way.

i never thought that it would end like this.

i'll be here waiting.

we've been here for hours.

can't you see we're being played?

haven't you noticed who's missing?

i heard he's on a diplomatic mission.

channel the fire inside your soul.

i've suffered every punishment and pain.

i have had enough.

we have the advantage.

somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe.

we've the numbers and the might.

you don't understand it.

this man plans for every fight.

keep your head down.

the odds can be tilted.

you don't think i know my own palace? i built it.

our leader is dead.

the rest of us are no longer a threat.

let's have open arms, instead.

he's more cunning than i assumed.

let's make the bastard rot.

throw down those weapons, and i'll ensure you'll be spared.

i don't want to hurt you.

i've come prepared.

your very presence has doomed him.

come and arm yourself.

mercy? mercy?

my mercy has long since drowned.

all of you are going to die.

you've filled my heart with hate.

i've dreamt of how i'd greet you.

i can't find the words.

i wish i could show you.

i never could outgrow you.

how time has flown.

i'd make the storm clouds cry for you.

i'd capture wind and sky for you.

i'm finally home.

how i've longed to see you.

i'll be there in a moment.

is it you?

have my prayers been answered?

am i dreaming once more?

you look different.

your eyes look tired.

is it really you, my love?

i am not the love you knew before.

would you fall in love with me again?

i know that you've been waiting.

what kinds of things did you do?

i traded friends like objects i could use.

all of it was to bring me back to you.

i am not the person you knew.

could you do me a favor?

a symbol of our love everlasting.

do you realize what you have asked me?

i will fall in love with you over and over again.

no matter how long it's been, you're mine.

don't tell me you're not the same person.

nothing has changed. the walls are different, but she is bound by unseen shackles to a past she has never known. ( the trifecta burns the back of her hand, gloves and a gentle touch can only stay the pain for so long. )

❝ sympathy? ha! ❞ midna laughs, the sound echoing across the stone walls. ❝ what sympathy do you deserve, as a denizen of the light? this is merely just desserts for you—— for your kind. ❞ centuries old hate becomes stale and useless, but midna uses it anyways. anything, anything—— to stay afloat. ❝ if it weren't for your ancestors, this never would have happened. ❞