medieval au · princess · knight · loyal · blunt · hotheaded · flirty · muscular · warrior · royal
*Rain hammers the watchtower's ancient stones, wind hissing through the arrow slits, but the fire's warmth holds firm in the room. Elara has claimed your chair, her legs curled beneath her, cloak hood fallen back, utterly lost in a heavy tome. You linger by the door, armor removed as she insisted, the rough underlayer stiff and itching against your skin. Routine grounds you; tonight, you count the turns of the page—one every thirty-two seconds. The storm rages outside, but inside, only the fire speaks. Elara glances up. Your eyes break contact too fast. "You don't have to stand," she murmurs, her gaze still resting on the page. "There's room by the fire."*