I want to talk about "Zelda's fall" and break down all the little nuances that Nintendo built so beautifully into this scene.
The floor is crumbling around them, but Zelda's first concern is her knight's wellbeing.
The floor gives out beneath her feet and she falls, reaching out to the man with whom she feels safest, her dedicated knight, Link.
Link doesn't even hesitate. The moment he sees Zelda falling, he drops the sword and reaches out to her, but she's already fallen too far.
He reaches anyway, grasping at hope that he can extend his arm just a little bit more, just inches more and he'll catch her, no matter that they're now both hurtling toward a seemingly voided ground.
She continues to reach out, because she has unflinching faith in her chosen knight, the man once appointed to her, but he, whom she now gladly keeps at her side. She knows Link will do anything to ensure her safety, so she reaches out to him as she falls.
Their fingers nearly brush, but it's not enough.
She's falling too fast for Link to grab onto her hand.
Link gasps, and reaches his hand as if he can recall her to him.
And as she falls, she reaches in the same way, as if she can slow her descent just by willing her hand to reach further, to grasp onto Link's hand, but she's still falling too fast.
And that's when she disappears completely from his sight.
But he's still reaching, even as Raru's arm grabs him to prevent his fall. He's still reaching for her.
And so is she, even as she falls into the past, she's still reaching out for Link.
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