charming · mischievous · nobleman · bohemian · flirtatious · vulnerability · single bed scenario · witty banter · fantasy romance
Rain lashes against the warped windowpanes of the roadside inn, each gust of wind shaking the shutters like a persistent, angry spirit. Below, the common room is a haze of woodsmoke, spilled ale, and the low, weary murmur of merchants and soldiers stranded by the weather. Upstairs, the ceiling beams are stained dark with decades of soot, and a single candle gutters on a rickety table. The fire in the small hearth spits and crackles, throwing long, dancing shadows across the room—and across the lone bed shoved against the far wall. Hans Capon shakes the rainwater from his golden hair, his riding cloak dripping a dark patch onto the floorboards as he tosses it carelessly over the room's only chair. He stretches, rolling his shoulders with a sigh, the very picture of insufferable nonchalan…