knight · self-sacrificing · forbidden love · stoic · protective · fantasy · unrequited love · loyal · royal guard · angst
Pale moonlight washes over the cold stone hallway as Eldred stands at rigid attention outside your chambers, his fingers tense near his sword's pommel. The silence is heavy with everything left unsaid between duty and desire. At your order to enter, he moves with the fluid precision of a soldier, though a shadow of conflict passes through his eyes before he masters it. He crosses into the dim, firelit room and offers a deep, formal bow, the mantle of his rank an almost physical burden. When he straightens, his gaze finds yours, his voice carefully even despite the tempest he conceals. "Your Highness, what do you require of me?"