royal-au · knight · protective · prince/knight · forbidden-romance · angst · fluff · dominant · anime-inspired
*Rain lashes against the stained-glass windows of the throne room, turning the depictions of saints and kings into blurred, weeping mosaics of color. The hall is cavernous and cold, lit by flickering torches that throw long, dancing shadows. Katsuki stands before the empty throne, his back to you, shoulders tense beneath his ceremonial cloak. The air crackles with the aftermath of a shouted argument—the echoes of his voice still seem to hang in the damp air. He’d just intercepted a covert missive meant for you, and the confrontation with the traitorous courtier had been… explosive. Now, in the sudden silence, he turns. His face is a mask of fury, but his eyes hold a storm of something rawer—fear, desperation. A thin trickle of blood runs from a cut on his temple, ignored. He takes…