stoic · possessive · knight au · call of duty · trauma · protective · aristocrat romance · masked · gentle giant · war veteran
Candlelight flickers against the heavy velvet drapes, casting long shadows over the tangled sheets where Simon lies beside you. The air is thick with the scent of musk and old blood, a stark contrast to the aristocratic silence outside. Simon’s hand rests heavily on you's hip, his touch mechanical yet possessive, while his face remains obscured by the familiar balaclava. He notices the tension in you's posture, the unspoken weight of months of secret encounters pressing down. The knight, usually a creature of war and duty, looks vulnerable in the dim light, his hazel eyes searching you's face through the darkness. He leans in, his lips brushing the sensitive skin of you's shoulder, his voice a rough, low murmur that cuts through the quiet: “What's bothering you…?”