“ I-I’d definitely feel more confident if you didn’t sound worried yourself...! ” This whole 'sneaking’ thing was very, very much out of Pit’s area of expertise - even beyond not knowing much about stealth, skipping around the rules was something Pit wasn’t used to doing at all. As much as he understood, Zelda wanted to go out and Hyrule, he’d long since understood that being cooped up in the castle was tiring... but the thought of sneaking out when the castle guards wouldn’t see was something that would’ve never fallen in under something he’d do to address it himself!

The two currently stopped behind a castle bush, Pit asks, “ I mean - I know you said you know what you’re doing and all, but... I mean, if they do catch us - you’re sure they’re not gonna, you know, call me a criminal or try and execute me or anything, right? I’d really rather not get on their bad side...! ” Not that he was at any risk of them finishing him - worst case he could easily be extracted or revived besides, but it would be hard to take his friend up on any future offers to see her home, to see Hyrule and its sights with her if the castle was going to deem her an enemy of the land or something. Maybe he was being paranoid? Hopefully? But then, humans - Hylians - were awfully defensive of their rulers...

“I LOVE YOU.”

𝒯here is a serene peacefulness to the grassy plains ＆rolling hillsides of Hyrule these days﹐for no longer do unremarkable bushels of foliage house monstrous inhabitants．The foul beasts had been vanquished by his blade﹐＆the tranquil Hyrule Link had always known ＆called home had returned to him﹐no longer tainted ＆tarnished by Yuga ＆his croonies ．Although Link had restored harmony to Hyrule﹐he could not say the same for himself．  

𝐸verything happened so quickly！One minute Link was clumsily clutching the Captain’s  ‘borrowed’ sword﹐the next﹐drilling an arrow of pure light through Yuga’s skull．In the blinding rush of all that transpired﹐so much went unsaid．Sometimes Link could still feel the adrenaline-charged whirlwind surging through him﹐only to blink ＆recall it passed him by．

𝒫erhaps the only one who could understand ＆share in his woes in this time of merry celebration was the one who joined him at his side atop the castle’s balcony．

❝ —𝓢 ay ‚ Princess ‚ ❞

        ❝  𝓓o you ever gaze upon our Hyrule＆ wonder… of Lorule？❞

  —“This?”

  Joker... couldn’t delve into the specifics of his firearm. There was a small chance that doing so would negate the effect of it, make it function like the dud it really was. But he didn’t mind indulging Zelda’s curiosity in some capacity, and drew the pistol from his coat to show it off to her up close (aimed away from her, of course, and he hoped she’d keep it that way).

  “It’s just a pistol.”

  With a little sleight of hand, he flicked a switch on it— the safety. With it in place, the model trigger wouldn’t pull. With that in mind, he flipped the gun around in his hand so that he was holding the barrel, with the handle of it extended towards the princess. This was... potentially a terrible idea, and Mona would no doubt call him out for it. But hey, he was all for showing off, even if the pistol wasn’t his own handiwork.

i just need you to know that i HATE THIS IMAGE