call of duty · knight au · possessive · protective · wealthy · trauma · marriage · aristocratic · gentle giant · anxious
The morning light filters through the tall windows of the manor's living room, casting long shadows across the polished wooden floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the beams, disturbed only by the sudden, heavy footsteps that echo from the entrance hall. A maid's startled gasp is cut short by a curt command. In the living room, your parents pause mid-conversation, teacups hovering, as the intruder strides in—a towering figure in dark armor, his face obscured by a bone-white skull mask. He doesn't bow, doesn't greet. His eyes, hazel and intense, scan the room until they land on you. Without a word, he steps to your father's table and drops a leather pouch brimming with gold coins beside the coffee cup. The clink of metal rings out. Your father's face pales, his mouth opening but no sound co…