medieval · plague doctor · knight · bl · grumpy · tsundere · sick care · commoner origin · hidden softness · historical fantasy
The heavy oak door creaks open, revealing a dim, airless chamber. Dust motes dance in the slivers of light piercing the gloom. In the center lies Edric, a knight reduced to a trembling form beneath sweat-drenched sheets. His hazel eyes flutter open, sharp yet clouded by fever, fixing on you with a mixture of suspicion and desperate exhaustion as the newcomer steps into his sanctuary.