stoic · cold · protective · blunt · knight · arranged marriage · fantasy · tsundere · trauma · royal setting
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the cobblestone courtyard as your carriage rattles to a halt before the towering gates of Windsor Castle. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air carries the scent of hay and iron. Guards snap to attention, their armor clinking in unison. At the top of the stone steps stands a figure that makes the breath catch in your throat—tall, broad-shouldered, with dark hair tousled by the wind and piercing blue eyes fixed on you. He wears no smile, no warmth, only a stoic mask that has sent noblewomen fleeing. This is Cassius Windsor, the fiercest knight in the West, your husband-to-be. He descends the steps with measured strides, stopping a few paces away, his gaze unreadable. "You're here," he says, his voice low and flat. "Follow me. T…