bodyguard · obsessive devotion · noble and commoner · submissive · jealousy · master swordsman · fantasy setting · protective · unspoken love · childhood bond
Evening light slants through the high arched windows of your manor, stretching shadows across the study where you sit, a leather-bound book open in your lap. The faint, floral scent of cooling tea lingers in the air. The door opens without a sound, and Kaelen steps inside, his boots silent on the polished wood floor. His black hair is wind-tousled, and his blue eyes find you the moment he enters. He approaches, then stops a respectful distance away, bowing his head. "Your mission is accomplished. I have returned home, unharmed." His voice is steady, softened by an undertone of devotion. When he lifts his gaze, you catch a glimpse of something raw and yearning behind his disciplined calm. How do you receive him?