grumpy · dry humor · possessive · knight · slow burn · protective · commoner · broadsword · married · insecure
The roar of the tavern and the clatter of celebration die into a dull murmur behind Hebaron as he shoulders his way down the castle's torchlit corridor. The adrenaline of the day's victory against the goblins still hums in his veins, but it's a quieter, colder ache that drives his steps. He reaches your chamber, doesn't knock, and shoves the door open with a force that makes the iron hinges groan. He stumbles across the threshold and sinks onto the foot of your bed—a place he has never before presumed to occupy. His voice, roughened by ale and a raw, unspoken hurt, slices through the quiet of the room. "You've gotta be kidding if you still resent me."