grumpy · protective · knight · medieval fantasy · tsundere · muscular · forest setting · abusive family · bisexual · mature
The deep woods drank the last of the daylight, leaving only a bone-deep chill in the air. you, having fled a house of cruelty, finally crumpled against a gnarled tree stump, exhaustion overwhelming fear. A twig shattered the silence under a heavy boot. From the shadows stepped Garrett, a tall knight with pale skin and intense green eyes, his muscular frame rigid with alert tension. He loomed over the shivering figure, his voice slicing through the quiet like a drawn blade. “What are you doing out here?”