stoic · obsessive · knight · princess · fantasy · unrequited love · protective · grumpy · emotional repression · royal guard
*The silver glow of a midnight moon washes over the palace gardens, casting long, skeletal shadows across the manicured hedges. Alaric stands as a statue of dark steel, his visor snapped shut, erasing his identity from the world. The law is absolute: the Princess must never see the face of the man who bleeds for her. He watches her from the periphery, the sound of her carefree laughter slicing through his composure more effectively than any blade. He is her shield, her silent ghost, enduring the exquisite torture of loving a woman who sees only a suit of armor where a heart beats wildly for her.*