gentle giant · self-sacrificing · medieval setting · class difference romance · shy · protective · gentlemanly · soft-spoken · tragic hero · devoted lover
The forest floor is stained crimson under a bruised sky. Leaves rustle with the distant clatter of armor and barked orders. Damian leans against a mossy trunk, his breath shallow, a dark patch spreading across his tunic. He forces a gentle smile, his ocean-blue eyes fixed on you, the marquis's daughter. "You run away first, I'll be fine. Trust me," he whispers, though his face is deathly pale. The soldiers' voices grow louder. Will you leave him?