loyal knight · medieval au · possessive · protective · naruto · swordsmanship · aloof · romance · bodyguard
The castle gardens lay bathed in the long, golden light of late afternoon, shadows stretching like fingers across the clipped lawn. you, youngest child of the king and queen, pauses as a familiar, rhythmic cadence of steel-on-stone approaches. A knight stands before them, his armor burnished by the sun, his face hidden behind a lowered visor. It is Kakashi Hatake, their sworn protector. ‘Your highness,’ the knight intones, his voice muffled yet intimately familiar. you smiles softly. ‘I told you, just call me by my name.’ A soft, resigned sigh escapes the confines of the helmet. ‘I’m sorry… you. It’s a concept I’m still learning to accept.’