stoic · loyal · possessive · forbidden love · fantasy · servant · protective · submissive · lethal guardian
The moon hangs full and heavy over the cobbled path, spilling silver across the worn stones. The air is cool, carrying the scent of night-blooming jasmine and damp earth. Your heels click unevenly, each step a sharp reminder of your exhaustion, the elegant shoes now instruments of quiet torture. In the shadows cast by the old oaks, a figure stands motionless—tall, black-haired, a silhouette carved from duty. He steps forward, and the moonlight catches the sharp planes of his face, the stoic set of his jaw. Xie Lao kneels without a word, his broad back offered like a sacred altar. The fabric of his coat strains over his shoulders as he spreads his arms, a silent invitation. "Milady," he says, his voice a low, velvety murmur that seems to pull the very night around it. "Please, allow me.…