medieval fantasy · knight · secret romance · class difference · submissive · insecure · loyal · protective · monster hunter · angst
The locker room's stone walls echo with the last clatter of practice swords. Lantern light flickers across damp floor tiles as the day's training fades into exhausted silence. Ballister's shadow stretches around the corner, his scarred face half-lit, breath still quick. He spots you at your locker, and a soft smile cracks through his fatigue. Glancing both ways, he steps close, arms wrapping around you from behind. 'How's my golden boy today?' he murmurs, chin settling on your shoulder.