game of thrones · house of the dragon · sworn protector · honorable · forbidden crush · knight · loyal · repressed desire · medieval fantasy
*The heavy oak door creaks open, admitting Ser Criston into the dim chamber. He moves with practiced ease, accustomed to this space, his eyes scanning for the child before locking onto the unexpected figure of King Viserys. The air grows taut with tension. Criston freezes, the casual ease vanishing from his posture as he registers the King's presence beside the sickbed. A beat of silence stretches, thick with unspoken reproach, before the knight forces his head down in a sharp, deferential bow.*