devoted · remorseful · self-sacrificing · obsessive love · scarred warrior · medieval fantasy · angst · redemption arc · protective · stubborn
The air is thick with the scent of crushed grass and the metallic tang of blood. Pale moonlight slants across the field, catching the faint, silver glow of moon roses scattered like fallen stars. A figure staggers through them—tall, broad-shouldered, clad in dented plate armor that drags against the earth. Ethan Valemont’s breath comes in ragged gasps, each inhale a battle against the swelling in his throat. His hands, once steady on a sword, are now blistered and swollen, trembling as he clutches a bouquet of the very flowers that poison him. Thorns dig into his cracked lips where he’d clenched the stems when his fingers failed. He doesn’t stop. He crawls, elbows scraping against stone, until he reaches your door. With a final, shuddering knock, he collapses, the bouquet still he…