I have a MIGHTY NEED for First content! So how about the moment he realises he like you (and promptly proves himself a True Link by Panicking Over It)
Insanity- ....after my own heart....IT SHALL BE DONE!
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First didn’t want to be paired with these children for this new mission. Sure they deserved the merit given to them, he has no doubt. But that’s about as far as it goes. They’re still children.
The eldest is just as cursed as he is unfortunately. His true age is hidden due to magic and the others seem to believe that he is as old as Father Time himself. And they call him as such for the most part.
First is nearly inclined to believe that he’s younger than he claims- which puts himself at the top in terms of age.
The second eldest- and the one after him are still budding into full grown men. There’s still tracing of linger baby fat on their cheeks. They are young but he feels more confident in their abilities to handle a situation. One of them has already earned the title Captain for his time in a war.
First can respect that.
And then there was you.
You hadn’t seen what any of them have. You spoke in ways that left him perplexed and lost. You tended to all of them in a softness that was clearly lacking in all their lives
He was drawn to it.
Frist knew it was a dangerous sign the moment he realized that the others were entirely unguarded against you. He didn’t want to cause any trouble so he kept you at an arms distance.
That was his first mistake.
The weeks went by just the same and little by little you broke down his walls without any resistance on his part.
His second mistake.
First realized he made his third and fatal mistake when it was his turn to take the watch of the night.
It was quiet and boring. Very little to report and for that he was thankful. First wouldn’t have hesitated to lob the head off of anything that came close to these boys. If anything happened to them, someone was going to have to go to their families- some of which he had already personally met- and explain to them why their grandson, friend, brother, lover, was never coming home. And it sure as hell wasn’t going to be him.
You shot up in your bed roll without any sound. The fast movement took him off guard and he drew his blade without a second thought.
When it registered that it was you, he sagged with relief- which quickly morphed into irritation. How dare you- activating his defenses like that. Shameful.
And then you turn to him. With the single most horrified face, he had ever seen you make.
His defenses are up once again and his hands snap to the hilt of his sword once more. First look beyond you and toward the border of the camp.
Nothing.
You let out a high pitched sound and start crying.
First’s heart plummets through the crust of the earth and before he knows what he’s even doing, he finds himself kneeling by your side and brushing your hair away from your eyes.
Suddenly his fingers are wet. First hadn’t even notice that he was already wiping your tears away from your cheeks.
“L-link...” You choke on his name. “I’m sorry.”
“Hush.” He says quietly. His heart is pounding in his chest. It threatens to beat through the cage it’s in and it calls to you the way you call to him. He’s never heard you say his name.
“It’s fine. It happens.” Does it? He wonders. You seemed to put together, helping every one of their fits and scars and soothing their wounds that he didn’t even think it was possible for you to have been hurt the way they have.
You choke on another sob- trying to keep yourself silent and hang your head in shame.
First gathers you into his arms before he can stop himself. “You’re ok. It’s over now. You’re safe here. I’ll protect you.”
He begins to get a bit choked up himself. You nod and curl into him. “I trust you.”
His mouth open. “I lo-”
He shuts it and it’s the fastest reaction time to his own actions since you woke up.
You don’t seem to realize that he nearly said the forbidden phrase. You sniffle and hiccup in his arms.
First holds you until you fall back asleep. He can’t seem to let you go but his shift is about to end and he’d need to wake one of the boys to take his place.
But something tells him he won’t be getting any more sleep as of tonight.
His third mistake...might as well cost him everything. And Frist discovers in that instance that he’d rather it all go to you than anyone else.
