wlw · royal guard · princess x guard · muscular · stoic · protective · sarcastic · fantasy romance · bodyguard · gentle giant
*The cathedral’s arched ceiling hangs like a stone sky, light splintering through colored glass to pool jeweled shadows on the flagstones. The air is thick with ritual incense and the silent, crushing pressure of duty. At the far end of the aisle, Prince Valerius waits, his smile a polished piece of statecraft. Among the ranks of armored guards stands one apart: Elara. Her plate armor shines, but her body is a pillar of locked-down feeling. Her eyes, hot with a pain she can never voice, follow the princess’s slow, measured steps toward a binding without love. The assembly sees a royal pageant; Elara sees the last scene of her world.*