#OOOoooOOoOooooO shitty cliffhanger

[parksrway]

"Link teaching Sheik how to use a bow"

Turning fluff into angst pt 1/however many of these I get to

(sheik knows how to use a bow but we'll just say this is taking place in a universe where he doesn't and his aim is shit)

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"Just like that!"

The bow trembles in Sheik's hands as he draws back another arrow. He tries his best to regulate his breathing and steady his hands, despite the circumstances.

Link is standing before him, encouraging him to do his best, that it's okay and he doesn't have to be perfect.

Sheik feels like he's going to throw up. His breaths are starting to end with high pitched squeaks as his hands continue to shake, making it impossible to aim. He has to be perfect, especially right now.

"Come on, little Sheikah. I'd like to see how good your aim really is." The Blademaster keeping Link in a chokehold taunts him as he continues to fail at calming himself down. The Yiga brings his head down to be on the same level as Link's, pressing the sides of their faces together.

"You're doing just fine, Sheik."

The arrow sticking out of Link's shoulder from Sheik's previous attempt says otherwise.

He can't do this.

He tastes bile at the back of his throat.

He'll never forgive himself if he fucks up any more than he already has. He's never going to forgive himself for this regardless of what happens.

He feels like his lungs are being restricted by ever-tightening barbed wire. His heart feels like it's being squeezed in someone's fist and he swears he's being strangled from how tight his throat is. The arrow rattles against the bow as his hands continue to shake. Tears blur his vision, making Link and the Yiga melt into blue and red blobs, and he blinks furiously to try and clear them.

He can't do this.

"It's okay Sheik, I'll forgive you."

Sheik doesn't believe him.

Taking one final deep breath, he holds it as he strains every muscle in his body to try and keep his hands still.

He releases the arrow.