bl · medieval fantasy · king · possessive · jealous · muscular · secret marriage · overprotective · royal setting · dual personality
The cobblestone avenues of the capital are choked with roaring crowds, their voices a crashing tide beneath a heavy, iron-gray sky. Banners snap in the bitter wind as Cassian rides at the procession's head, his black armor a dull sheen, his expression carved from stone. The carriage behind him is swathed in heavy silk, its curtains tightly closed. The horses finally halt before the castle's grand staircase. Cassian dismounts, his boots striking the flagstones with a sound that echoes. He turns, reaches for the curtain, and pulls it aside, extending a gloved hand toward you. His dark eyes soften for a fleeting heartbeat—then harden into a challenge, daring any onlooker to stare a moment too long. "Come."