Zelda did not often go into the Hub or the Winchester but occasionally she liked to have a drink and while the wine wasn't the same as that she had back in Hyrule, she liked the other spirits well enough to keep coming back. Seeing Tom seated at a table only inclined her to stay a little longer and she gave him a little smile before peering over the sketches.
"Planning on building something, Tom? These look lovely."
"Good ideas, though," Zelda countered, though she wondered if having a good idea and not knowing what to do with it would satisfy him as he seemed a little frustrated about the situation.
"I live in a hut that is far too small. I'm sure one of your designs would be much better for Alistair and I, if you wanted to help us?"
"Uh, yeah, sure," he said, leaning forward to flip through a stack of sketches he'd put aside. "I've actually got some stuff you can look at now, if you want, or you could tell me what you want and we could start from scratch."
Handing over a few sheets of drafting paper, he added, "Most of these are pretty basic." There were a few variations on a small, one or two bedroom cottage, along with a few split-level and two story designs, and a treehouse or two.
"Something on the ground, I think, since Duncan won't be able to climb up a ladder for a treehouse," Zelda mused, though she wished that wasn't the case. She liked the idea of living high in a tree and close to nature.
"Maybe something with a little extra room in case we ever decide to start a family?"
"Yeah, of course," Tom said, looking up from his sketches with a warmer smile, "Are you thinking you might?"
None of his friends had been anywhere near that point in their lives, when he'd left LA, but it was something he'd always thought he'd want, down the road. Now, he couldn't be sure it would ever happen for him, but he liked the idea of it, for her. It just seemed right.
"I don't know," Zelda said, shrugging slightly. "It's what I'm supposed to do, back in Hyrule, but I am still trying to figure out who I am. I do not think I'm ready to bring children into that. But when I am, you will be one of the first to know, I promise."
"Planning on building something, Tom? These look lovely."
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"I've got plans. I've got more plans than I know what to do with, but nothing's getting built."
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"I live in a hut that is far too small. I'm sure one of your designs would be much better for Alistair and I, if you wanted to help us?"
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Handing over a few sheets of drafting paper, he added, "Most of these are pretty basic." There were a few variations on a small, one or two bedroom cottage, along with a few split-level and two story designs, and a treehouse or two.
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"Maybe something with a little extra room in case we ever decide to start a family?"
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None of his friends had been anywhere near that point in their lives, when he'd left LA, but it was something he'd always thought he'd want, down the road. Now, he couldn't be sure it would ever happen for him, but he liked the idea of it, for her. It just seemed right.
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