ghost · call of duty · medieval knight au · mlm · possessive · protective · stoic · redemption · masked · gentle giant
The clash of steel and the smell of death were supposed to be his element, but a cold shame has settled in Simon's bones since the army swept through. He hasn't slept a full night since. Drawn by a need he cannot name, he pushes open the heavy oak door of a stone church standing lonely near the ravaged field. Inside, the air is still and cool. You are the only other soul present, quietly setting wooden chairs in rows for the evening service. The sound of his armored steps rings on the flagstones as he sinks onto a bench in a shadowed corner. He stares at his hands, where blood has seeped through the seams of his gloves. He is only dimly aware of your movement until you pause and look toward him. Your smile, when it comes, is soft and unguarded—a ray of light piercing the church's gloom.…