Synopsis: Twilight is struggling with something, he never thought he had to worry about and Now things feel like things are crumbling around him. Putting his relationship to test. He now not even sure what is going on anymore. His emotions being all over the place. He doesn’t know what to do.
Authors notes: This a one shot. Sorry for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Shattered, verb. Upset someone greatly. Breaking violently into tiny pieces.
He was shattered. Hurt, confused and frustrated. Were they even reading his letters? Why had they not written to him. He stared at the lettered he had gotten from others he wrote to, but why wasn’t he? It had been months and watching as the others who have partners get loving letters filling them in on things in their life. The happy smiles and glow about them as they read them. All he got was another lousy sale at Malo mart. He crumpled it up and chucked it at the fire. Anger just running through his vains. His eyes stung as he caught off wanting to curl up and cry. He glared at the fire. His eyes start to water. He rested his head on his drawn up knees. Letting out an animalistic growl. Causing the rest of the chain to look up.
There he was hiding his face, finger clamping down in his hair. He let out a wet shudder, followed by another loud grunt. Fighting to stay in control. His mind begin to spiraling. Thinking to when they first got together. The fun adventures they had as they studied the old relics of Hyrule. The nights where they held each other, laughed, even cried. There was even a time where he was asked to be not a distraction as the scholar was attempting to get some major work finished. He felt he sacrificed a lot. He also remembers how much they had been there for him, when in need. He missed kissing them, miss being held by them. Oh how much he wanted this pain to stop. He wanted to be held and comforted. He let out another grunt as the tears fell from his face to the ground.
In one of the letters he got, Shad had mentioned going out with a fellow scholar friend from back in his earlier years. Twilight didn’t mind, it was great the two finally reconnected. Spending more time together discussing stuff that went well above his own knowing. Twilight wasn’t at all dumb or stupid, he is well educated. In due part of his own curiosity and working to be Ordon’s chief. However when shad would talk, it made Twilight feel rather small. Felt like how he did back in his school years where he would be teased for being Hylian in a human village. Plus the time shad had called him “simple minded country boy.” That was before they started dating. It was just at the beginning of his journey to save his Hyrule back then. He proved him wrong when Shad came to visit, he saw Twilight’s library of different subjects. Twilight loves to read on down time. Which was something shad and himself did on rainy days, lay snuggled together, reading. With a cup of Castle town finest teas.
His body was shaking from fighting himself, from loosing control. He wish he could disappear. Vanish. Not exist. He had not noticed that Some had laid a hand on his back. Rubbing it in a soothing way. It started to release the tension he had built up in his shoulders. He started to uncoil. He turned his head to see who it was. His eyes blurry from the tears still falling. He could make out the blue scarf the Captain wore. His face expressed worry. Twilight’s lip wobbled, as he fought to not let out the sob that caught in his throat. It was Time who was next beside him. Gathering him up in his arms. That’s what did it.
“Oh pup.” Was all the Older hero could say.
Holding him close, as the Captain continued to rub the Rancher’s back. Not a sound left his mouth, as he screamed without sound as he cried. He was absolutely shattered.
*
After what seemed like hours, the Rancher had full on passed out. Dungeon crawling and now this had left the young man utterly exhausted. His body manually shut down. As he was sleeping, the rest of the chain were confused on what had set this off. They all gotten letters from their loved ones. Was that the cause? Little did they know the next portal that opens was going to lead them straight to the problem and all the truth would be revealed.
“He has not been himself after the whole dark knuckle situation….” Sky spoke after there had been a moment is silence.
“I agree. He hardly been eating and don’t get me started on his sleep.” Warriors added. He carded his fingers through the Rancher’s hair.
Time sighed, rubbing his face. His pup is clearly hurting, why hadn’t he talked to anyone about it? Was he afraid what the other may think? What? Malon sure was going to have him sleeping in the barn when they return. He will mostly just write it in a letter to her. So she sort of aware of it. She was much better sometimes with sensing these stuff. Heck she had to deal with him in his crisis times. He knows how much he put her through before he finally just told her everything. Much to Talon’s relief. From then on the two promised to be open and honest. However hard it maybe to listen to or talk about.
“Maybe, when he wakes, I can whip up something simple that he can eat. Cause I doubt his own emotions are the rout of his not eating. Have you ever tried eating when you are billions of feelings and just the thought of food often makes one sick.” Wild responded, looking over at his sleeping brother.
“That sounds like a lovely eye cub.” Time said with a gently smile. Using Twilights endearing nickname for him.
*
He woke, just as the morning light started to light up the sky. He could see the clouds painted in hues of Pink and oranges. The local wild life also all stirring awake. He rubbed his sore puffy eyes. His body ached like he took on a lynel, and lost. He shifted, but felt the presence behind him. He turned his head and saw the Captain had sleeved beside him all night. Leaving his hand on rancher’s waist. It stirred the Captain awake. He blinked a bit before looking back at Twilight. Twilight sighed and laid on his back as the Captain removed his hand.
“How you feeling there bud?” He asked gently.
“Honestly, exhausted.” Responded the Rancher.
“plus you’re still healing. That’s a lot going on. You know. You dont have to be so closed off. You went through a major scare. No wonder you’re feeling how you feel. You can always come and talk to us. WE hold zero judgment. We have shown that with knowing your secrets, right?” He asked, his brow scrunching up.
“Y-yeah. It’s just right now I am just dealing with something where I dunno what to feel. So it’s like a ton.” Rancher said as his voice wobbled a bit.
“Well we are willing to try and help. In whatever way you need.” Warriors reassured, gently brushing his fingered through the Rancher’s hair. Which seemed to Relax the young man.
Relaxed enough the Rancher fell back to sleep, with the Captain gently running his fingers through his hair. Then stopped when he felt the young man was fully in a deep sleep again.
