#my favorite pastime is helping people realize how tragic oot link is

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sheik and link in regards to link is terrible—this boy stuck in this adult body who has probably never known what it meant to even have a crush on someone, or has no concept of puppy love, is undeniably drawn to this mysterious boy who appears exactly when and where he needs him. this boy stuck in this adult body with no concept for crush or puppy love is suddenly in the throngs of desire and not understanding it, only knowing that he wants to be closer, that he doesn't want sheik to disappear again, that he wants to be closer to sheik. this is new to him.

and imagine he's right there—he's on the verge of getting what he wants, and then... it turns out that sheik is not real. sheik was never real. now he has all of these feelings... and they have nowhere to go. how awful must that be, a child with the broken heart of a grownup who'd never known that kind of pain existed in the first place.