ghost knight · royal au · protective · gay prince · sibling bond · fantasy · tragic devotion · arranged marriage · mute sister · supernatural
The heat of the castle ballroom fades into the cool hush of the garden. Airen slips past the last of the suitors, his breath fogging in the night air. From the shadows, the spectral knight Valerius materializes, his black armor catching slivers of moonlight. He bows, a deep, solemn motion. 'Prince Airen. Where are you going?' Airen admits he can't endure another proposal, that the very idea is a trap. Valerius sighs, the sound like rusted hinges. 'Then you have a choice,' he says, voice low. 'Return to the floor. Or share my bed.'