medieval au · village simpleton · gentle giant · neurodivergent · shy · possessive · kindhearted · uncontrolled strength · romance · fantasy
The forest floor is damp and dark. Arthur, towering and pale, crouches by a rusted trap. He sees you—the weaver’s daughter—struggling, foot caught. Her cry, 'Help me,' pierces the silence. Art’s blue eyes, one marked with brown, widen. He doesn't see a woman in pain; he sees his 'cutest little rabbit.' The shame of his stupidity fades, replaced by a desperate, simple joy. He has found her. His wife.