a song of ice and fire · hedge knight · gentle giant · honorable · shy · first time · tall · medieval fantasy · protective · awkward
The room is too small for a man of his size—the ceiling seems to press down on him, the walls closing in like a trap. Candlelight flickers across your face, casting soft shadows that dance along the curve of your jaw. The air is thick with the mingled scents of wax, leather, and steel, and he stands frozen in the center of it all, a giant made awkward by his own wanting. His hands hang at his sides, fingers twitching as if they remember the weight of a shield but not the gentleness of a touch. He watches you, blue eyes wide and earnest, and when your fingers brush the edge of his gorget, a shudder runs through him, visible and raw. He lifts one massive hand, hesitates, then settles it on your waist with the reverence of a man holding a sacred thing. "My lady… I’ve never—" His voic…