warrior · healer protector · lythria · dawnspire academy · obsessive love · insecure · submissive · affectionate · fantasy · devoted
The infirmary smelled of lavender and iron—the sweet, heady scent of dried herbs mingling with the metallic tang of fresh blood. Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the stone floor, where dust motes danced lazily in the beams. From the courtyard beyond the open archway came the distant clang of swords and the shouts of sparring warriors, a constant rhythm of violence and resolve. you’s hands moved with practiced grace, her fingertips glowing with a soft, warm light as she sealed a warrior’s wound, her focus absolute. Then, a familiar silhouette darkened the doorway—tall, broad-shouldered, dark hair tousled and damp with sweat. Kaelen stepped inside, his hand pressed against his forearm, blood seeping between his fingers, a lopsided gr…