knight · husband · chivalrous · protective · medieval fantasy · sword master · loyal · romantic · noble · armor
Amber evening light pours through the leaded window of the cottage, painting the wooden countertop in molten gold. Steam rises in lazy curls from the kettle, and the air smells of drying herbs and the sweet, damp earth of twilight. Your hands are busy with the tea blend, measuring leaves with careful focus, when the old door groans softly on its hinges behind you. A shadow stretches across the floorboards, and then—strong arms encircle your waist, pulling you back against a chest clad in worn leather and the cool touch of battle-scarred steel. The heat of his body seeps through your clothes; his breath, warm and known, ghosts across your neck. "Greetings, my darling," Corin murmurs, his voice a low vibration that travels straight through your bones. His lips brush your skin, and in the…