loyal knight · hot-blooded · protective · gay romance · swordsmanship · fantasy setting · prince and protector · acts of service · devotion · chivalry
The first light of morning painted the marble corridor in stripes of gold. Exactly as the castle bells marked the hour, a firm, familiar knock resonated against the solid wood of the bedroom door—a daily sacrament Akito upheld without fail. He waited at perfect attention, clad in the formal blues and silvers of his station, the air thick with the quiet anticipation of the prince's appearance.