#phantomhourglass

Link didn’t know about your attacks until he was there when it happen. You felt ashamed for having them and in your mind, you were not suitable for him.

When you have an anxiety attack, you felt extremly hopeless, couldn’t move or talk proberly, you cry a lot and your head were full of confused thoughts. When they happen, you often hide in your room for the entire day bc you’re in the moment to afraid to see and face someone - you try to calm yourself down. Which only happen when you were out of tears and thoughts. Or hungry. Mostly, you’re hungry bc staying all day in your room means no eating or drinking all the day. 

Which leads in differences in weight gaining and losing.

His duties played you often in your cards with it.

You often got your attacks when you were sad or when you got a negative message or something bad happen. 

But you knew you could not hide it forever from him. 

It was one of these horrible days. Link was doing his duties and you knew he would show up in some days. You felt a bit lonely without him.

His silent present was quite charming to you. Some people always asked you how you two end up dating when you both were so silent to each other. 

His actions spoke more than his speaking itself. 

He loved it to listen to you. Or watching you while you did some chores. Or how kind you acted around everyone. 

It was a silent friendship which grows into more. Now you both are totally happy with cuddling while listen to each others breath or heartbeat. 

But yeah, today was a bad day for you. You felt a bit lonely without him. You were a bit stressed out with duties in your shard home and for some days, you got a message about something happen in your family. 

You had the urge to talk to someone about it and you had a feeling that you will burst with the next bad thing.

You tried to stay calm while you cleaned the house. You looked on the bookshelf. There was a little shell figure from Link. He told you it was a gift from a girl he met on an island. And something about an adventure which felt like a dream. It was one of his stories.

The figure was in porcelain and kind of cute. And sadly, it would be the cause of your next anxiety attack. 

You were caught of guard when you heard a crack sound. You searched for it and saw the shelly broken next to you. 

“Oh no no no no no no” you screamed and looked down to the mess of the shell. It was a dear thing to Link and you destroyed it. It was something dear to him. 

You felt how you heart beat faster and everything around you slow down. Your hands shake and you only looked to the shell.

“He will never forgive me for it” you murmur und you felt the first hot tears down your cheek. You tried to collect the pieces but cut yourself in the hand.

Your view was blurred and the thoughts didn’t stop.

He will hate you - He will left you - You’re a horrible person - You only deserved to be alone - No one needs such a piece of shit

You fall on your knees. Before you there was the broken shell and some blood of your hand. Your eyes were puffy and red, your mouth was dry and your entire body shake. You wanted to scream and run away, to shut the world down. But you could not move.

So you didn’t realize when he comes back. Link wanted to surprise you. But his smile fade away when he saw you. 

He rushed to you and started nursing your hand. He saw how you were in your own world.

“Y/N...hey...everything...alright?” he asked softly and tried to look in your eyes. But he could not. He only saw how sad and terrified you were. 

That was the moment he realize your entire body was shaken, but you were still unable to move or react. 

Link sat himself next to you and put you in his embrace. He laid your head against his shoulder while his left arm support you softly around your waist. With his right hand, he softly stroke up and down your spine.

“It’s okay....I am there..."

You felt his warmth and his regular heart beat. It helped you melt a bit of your stiffness. 

“...You can let it out...I will listen...” he continued and this was the moment you could not hold back anymore.

You started heavily crying while he continued stroking your spine and holding you tight in his arms. 

It took some time for calming down. You left his embrace and you saw his concerned face.

“Do you...want to talk about it? You don’t have to, I don’t want to pressure. But please know you’re dear to me and I want to help you with everything.”

So you told him what happen and that it often from time to time. 

He listened to everything you said. Sometimes, the feelings hit you hard but he did the same as before - putting you in his embrace, stroking your spine and talking calming to you. Or you two cuddle tight in the bed.

Link assured you he will find help for your attacks. And he wanted to be always there if the next is coming so that he can help you calming down.