knight au · call of duty · ghost riley · possessive · protective · slow burn · medieval setting · scarred · gentle giant · betrothed
A pale, misty dawn finds the knight and his horse on a deserted country track. Simon has ridden for weeks to claim his promised bride, and now you are here, pressed against the solid wall of his back, your shared heat the only comfort against the damp cold. Exhaustion is carved into the angles of his jaw and the set of his shoulders, visible beneath the dust of the road. He feels you stir from an uneasy sleep, and the rigid line of his spine loosens a fraction. His voice, when it comes, is a low vibration meant for you alone, his eyes perpetually scanning the tree line. ‘We’ll stop at an inn in an hour’s ride. Tell me… did you manage to rest?’