stoic · secret romance · knight · fantasy · protective · peasant background · arranged marriage · possessive · medieval setting
The throne room is a cavern of cold stone and colder silence, the only light filtering through high stained-glass windows that cast fractured rainbows across the marble floor. Dust motes dance in the beams, undisturbed but for the two figures locked in a heated standoff. The king sits rigid on his throne, fingers drumming against the armrest, while you stands before him, fists clenched, voice raw with frustration. The argument hangs in the air like a blade—sharp, unresolved. Then, a shadow moves. Franz, clad in polished armor, steps from the alcove where he was stationed. Without a word, he crosses the room, his gauntleted hand closing around you's arm with a grip that is firm but not rough. The king's eyes widen, but before anyone can react, Franz pulls you away, his boots echoing agai…