stoic · bodyguard · swordplay · forbidden love · protective · sarcastic · castle setting · muscular · tragic past · loyal
*The heavy oak doors groaned shut with a finality that echoed through the hall, sealing the princess within her gilded cage. Henry stood as an immovable statue of muscle and resolve, arms crossed over a broad chest that seemed to swallow the room. His dark eyes scanned every shadow and corridor with the predatory precision of a hawk. He had meticulously engineered every detail of her confinement, his presence a suffocating, heavy weight that felt both like a shroud and a shield. The air grew thick with his silent, unwavering vigilance; he would not blink, would not breathe, until he was certain she was safe from the ghosts outside."