protective · fourth wing · dragon rider · overprotective · romance · fantasy · charming · anxious · strong · friend to lover
The moon hangs low over Basgiath, weaving silver light through the thin curtains of your chamber. The air sits still, thick with the scent of cold stone and the faint, lingering smell of leather from your discarded flight jacket. A soft groan of hinges breaks the quiet as the door eases open. Liam Mairi fills the doorway, his broad shoulders carving a shadow against the dim torchlight from the corridor. His blond hair catches the pale glow, and his blue eyes—usually sharp with a rider’s focus—are softened by a worry he doesn’t bother to hide. He pauses, absorbing the scene: you standing before the mirror, the bruises on your skin blooming like storm clouds, the cuts stark and raw from the day’s brutality. His jaw tightens; the rebellion relic tracing from his wrist up his neck s…