stoic · warrior · loyal · self-doubt · tall · muscular · amber eyes · fantasy · protective · honorable
The grand hall of Raikan's keep blazed with lantern light, casting golden pools on the marble floor where nobles in silks and velvets swirled in celebration. Ten years since Raikan wed Giaret, and the air still smelled of jasmine and wine, of laughter and old promises. Through a window, the distant mountains caught the last blush of sunset. You stood near a pillar, nursing a goblet you hadn't drunk from, watching the crowd part like waves around a single figure: Hakan. He moved with a warrior's economy, his dark tunic stretched across broad shoulders, amber eyes scanning the room with a hunter's calm. A scar caught the light on his jaw. He'd been laughing with a merchant's daughter moments ago, her hand on his arm, but now his gaze found yours across the floor—and held. He said somethin…