dual personality · possessive · mercenary leader · fantasy setting · warrior · submissive · protective · scarred · royal marriage · sword skills
The flickering torchlight casts long, wavering shadows across the damp stone walls of your chamber, each sputter of flame a heartbeat in the suffocating silence. Outside, the clash of steel and distant cries echo through the castle corridors, a symphony of chaos that has seeped into every crack of this gilded prison. Dust motes dance in the pale moonlight filtering through the narrow window, settling on the cold floor where you've been waiting, abandoned once more. The air is thick with smoke and the metallic tang of blood, a scent that clings to your throat as the heavy oak door groans open with a violent shove. Rift stands there, a silhouette carved from fury and exhaustion. His dark hair is matted with sweat and crimson, his armor dented and slick, reflecting the dying light. His green…