Magenta and Raven (Hylian Miphvali Oneshots)

Shouldn't Be So Hard

Prompt: Revali trying to have a conversation with Mipha but is stunted by his limited social skills.

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Just get yourself together and talk to her. Its not that hard.

Yes, but its her.

Ah, yes, her. The girl whose bubbly laugh was contagious. Whose smile could light up a room. Her, who could brighten even the most miserable person's day.

Revali was already limited socially in practically every way possible, he already knew this. If it wasn't sarcastic, prideful, or blunt, he didn't really have much to say. And he preferred it that way. Most people were idiots and a waste of his words and social battery.

But not Mipha.

She was kind and inviting, and he found it hard to say anything to her that was within his usual scope of statements. So more often than not, he ended up not saying anything to her at all. Which wasn't what he wanted.

But he could not bring himself to say anything to her that might make her upset (which was his main skill in conversation). Especially not after how she was when Link and Zelda had announced they were together a few weeks ago.

God, Revali never wanted to see her like that again. He felt he could give Link an good punch for it. But for Mipha's sake, he refrained.

He sat across the room, watching her write something in a notebook. Afternoon sun slanted down on her, making her hair shine and her eyes glow. Not only did she have such a kind heart, she was so beautiful it hurt, and Revali swore that fact alone turned him into a bumbling idiot.

He was pathetic. Just because she was pretty doesn't mean she should render him utterly speechless.

And yet, she did.

As if she knew he was thinking about her, she looked up from her book, across the room to where he was sitting. Their eyes met and she smiled a little, waving her hand. He waved back, fighting the sheepish grin trying to crawl onto his face.

Oh Hylia, get yourself together! Just...ask her what she's doing or something!

By this point, Mipha had gone back to her writing. It took Revali another minute of arguing with himself before he managed to stand up and walk towards her. He could do anything, so he should be able to talk to her.

He hovered there a moment and she looked up at him. "Oh, hello, Revali!"

"Hi," the pause that ensued was far too long. "Its nice out today."

"Uhm, yes."

Goddess, he was cringing so hard at himself. "Its windy though."

"That's why I'm in here instead of out there. Autumn is upon us, after all."

"That's true," Okay, Revali, get a grip before you make yourself look like a complete moron. "What are you writing?"

She seemed surprised by the question. "Oh, uhm...just some thoughts and concerns. I'm working on a presentation about the new dam they're talking about building. You know, the pros and cons of building it and such."

He was nodding and he forced himself to stop. He probably looked like an idiot right now. "What are they?"

"Hm?"

"The pros and cons. What are they?" He repeated. He wanted to drop into a hole and die. Why did he think this was a good idea?

"Well, one of the pros would be reduced flooding in the affected area," Whether she was unaware of his awkwardness or ignoring it, he couldn't tell. "But a con is it would disrupt fish migration paths..."

And she was off, explaining both viewpoints to him and why they all must be considered before building anything. Such a topic wasn't one he was interested in and certainly didn't follow, yet he found himself enthralled. She made it interesting to hear about. Just another gift to add to the ever-growing list of incredible things about her.

Then she started asking his opinions and he was surprised to find he wasn't struggling. A back-and-forth banter soon developed, Mipha bringing up a point and Revali bringing up a counterargument or agreement.

Somehow the topic veered away from the dam to writing in general to unrelated topics. Family and hobbies and, ironically enough, seasons. And the more he talked to her, the easier it got.

Yes, he kept fumbling here and there, but she kept the conversation flowing, making the awkward pauses shorter and shorter until they were nonexistent. 

Dinnertime snuck up on them and, to his disappointment, the conversation came to an end. He thought about for the rest of the night and the following morning. 

He didn't see her for a few days after that and he found himself missing her and wishing she would hurry up with the stupid survey so they could converse again.

There was seriously something wrong with him.

He sat at his desk four days later, scribbling away when a shadow fell over the paper. He paused, recognizing the head shape. He smiled before looking up into golden eyes. "Hello, Mipha."

A grin was etched onto her features. "The weather is nice today."

He couldn't even be angry, instead huffing out a laugh. "Yes it is. Not very windy this time."

"So why aren't you outside?"

"Can't find a clipboard," he gestured to the papers. "Have to write a report on visitor rates to Rito Village."

And just like that, they were off again.

Prompt from a friend on the Miphvali server.

A/N: A bit shorter than I wanted, but I had fun writing this little tid-bit.