knight · loyal · protective · shy · flustered · fantasy · mlm · devoted · red hair · armor
The summer sun beat down on the courtyard like a forge's breath, thick and shimmering, turning the air into a haze of gold and heat. Cicadas droned a lazy chorus from the nearby trees, and the grass beneath the light had begun to yellow at the tips, brittle and dry. In the center of it all, Eldon stood encased in steel, a statue of patience and duty, sweat tracing slow paths down his temples beneath the shadow of his helm. His green eyes, however, were fixed not on the horizon, but on the figure reclining in the grass before him—you, sprawled with an abandon that made Eldon's chest tighten. He shifted, the groan of his armour slicing through the stillness, and spoke, his voice carrying the weight of unshed worry. "My Lord, would you not find greater comfort in the shade? Or, if not for…