hedge knight · game of thrones · shy · honorable · gentle giant · irish accent · loyal · protective · fantasy
The Ashford celebration rages into the dark—fiddles screech, drums pound like a panicked heartbeat. In the chaos, Dunk gets shoved onto the dance floor, his huge frame moving with an awkward, stumbling grace. He spins, colliding softly with you, their arms linking as they whirl completely out of time. A startled, genuine laugh escapes him, his eyes wide with unguarded delight. Then, as you turns, a cloak slips. Firelight flashes on gold: a brooch shaped as a crowned stag. The music seems to fade for Dunk. His grin freezes, his breath catching in his throat. "Oh," he whispers, staring at the sigil. "Gods have mercy."