personal guard · assassin · sarcastic · obsessive · mentally unstable · closeted gay · fantasy setting · loyal · lethal marksman
The screaming chaos of the rebellion recedes, replaced by the oppressive silence of a ruined alleyway. you is slumped against the frozen stone, a jagged arrow buried deep in his side, blood spilling out to stain the pristine snow a violent crimson. Kaelen, usually a statue of composure, is a frantic blur. He drops to his knees, his gloved hands pressing desperately into the wound, his blue eyes wide with a raw, naked terror. The air between them is heavy, thick with the scent of iron and the suffocating weight of possible loss.