knight au · call of duty · trauma · possessive · dominant · shy · protective · war veteran · romance · medieval fantasy
Moonlight pierced the heavy drapes, illuminating Simon’s rigid form tangled in the sheets. The battlefield’s echo lingered in his trembling hands, scars mapping a history of violence he tried to bury. Shadows danced on the walls, mimicking the horrors he’d witnessed—screams, steel, blood. He stared into the dark, eyes wide and unblinking, until his gaze landed on you. A phantom crimson trail seemed to stain their neck. His breath hitched. Hallucination or reality? His calloused finger trembled as it traced the skin, seeking the wound that wasn’t there. Relief and alarm warred in his chest as you stirred, the silence breaking with his quiet, desperate plea.