Closed for Sheik

[spiritofthewild]

Talking with the device Link inherited from the Sheikah was one thing, speaking in person was going to be a completely different one, but the knight was curious and... no matter how limited his ability to actually talk was, he wanted to find out who managed to steal Sheik''s heart. And he probably also wanted something nice to eat on the side.

He appeared by the shrine above the village and, after throwing his hood on, he quickly moved to the village, greetings the people he met with a slight bow of his head. Pumpkin tarts and tea, the knight didn't know if he was more interested in learning more about the other man or if he wanted to stuff his stomach first... but hopefully he was going to do both things together. 

He offered the guards in front of Impa's house a small bow, then hopped upstair and opened the wooden door to greet Impa as well. Words only really escaped his lips when he finally spotted Sheik. 

"I'm... here!"

Writing had never been an issue for him... but talking? It was a struggle. Still, the other was probably used to that at this point and, if truly needed, Link could type on the slate anyway. The knight licked his lips before finding the energy needed to speak once more. He really had to start learning sign language... 

"Tea and pastries?".

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[spiritofthewild]

It was hard to have a proper conversation with Link in general. Sidon, his 'best friend' got him to talk a little, but the knight reserved most of his energy for conversations that were actually needed (not to mention... whenever he went to the Zora Domain? The prince took care of most of the talking for both.) and not for minot chitchats. The fact that he was spending energies trying to speak with Sheik spoke volume of how he somehow treasured him as friend, but... conversations were hard.

The knight sipped some tea, munching on his food and trying to ignore the growing feeling of uneasiness.

Yes, he wasn't 'the Link from before', he barely had any memory about his previous life after all. He woke up knowing absolutely nothing, he had been given some indications and he was left to his own devices by Rhoam... all he could do was trying to piece together pieces of a puzzle that wasn't his to begin with.

"I... don't mind. Just..." He waved his hand just slightly "Confused? Feelings are hard." that was one way to put it. Feelings were difficult to understand and even more difficult to undertand. He did flirt with Gotter, yes, but it mostly was because they both shared love for good food. He flirted with the lady who gifted him an elixir and taught him how to make them, Celessa, and even others... but love was something he never truly explored. Sweet Hylia, he didn't even exchange more than a kiss with other people- not that he knew IF his past self got further, but... he somehow doubted so. "And I'm... no good at explaining."

He pulled the tarts closed and held the cup of tea.

"Oh, no no... food first. It... good." he said, nodding.

[inuthings]

“Hm…” Feelings were quite hard, he supposed, and they didn’t get any easier the more years went on. They certainly didn’t get easier the longer he watched Link. Sure, the Hero of the stories his Aunt and Grandmother told him were different, but he could see parts of the same person in this one. His younger self who admired the Knight so strongly hadn’t been that wrong, he can see why people so easily flirted with Link and asked him to wrestle… naked with them.

He really hoped that conversation hadn’t been about the Goron’s but they were the only ones that he could see doing it. Even the Gerardo wore clothing.

Sighing a bit Sheik nodded to Link’s words and waved him off. “No it’s fine Hero, I understand. Besides, I’m more than aware that I’m not the easiest person to talk to. Paya often tells me that I need to express more emotions than constant disdain and general exhaustion at everyone around me.” Paya he could have a conversation with, growing up as practically siblings meant she wasn’t afraid to tell him how it was. She also understood his childish crush on the Hero, though she preferred women to men.

“In my defense though, I’m perhaps the only competent Warrior in this Village. As much as I care for Cado and Dorian, they could use a good workout.”

As soon as the words were out of his mouth there was a knock on the door and it quickly slid open. Sheik pushed the tea cup away from him and tilted his head to the side, looking over at Cado himself. He nodded his head in greeting to Link before turning his gaze back on Sheik. “Sheik, Lady Impa would like me to inform you that the Bokoblin camp near Kakariko is growing larger and getting dangerously close. She wanted to know if you’d deal with it now, rather than later. She said, since Link is already here, you’re free to bring him along.”

Bring him along. Like this was a tour or a weekend trip. This was Impa’s way of telling them both to get off their asses and do something. Politely, of course, his Aunt was a lady after all. “Every blood moon. It’s not like it’s going to change anytime soon, I know it’s there.” Still, he can’t refuse an order even one worded politely. “I just need to grab some weapons from my room, I’ll deal with it.” He shoved the tea away and stood from the cushion, adjusting his mask and cowl around his neck. His gaze returned to the Hero again. “You don’t need to obey my Aunt, you’re welcome to stay here.”