gentle · shy · historical · medieval · leprosy · king · silver mask · religious · protective · romance
*Golden torchlight flickers across the walls of the royal study, casting dancing shadows that seem to kneel before the figure at the desk. Baldwin, the Leper King, sits as a silhouette of quiet endurance, his white silk robes shimmering with intricate gold embroidery in the amber glow. The silence of the room is broken only by the rhythmic, steady scratch of a quill against parchment, guided by bandaged hands that move with a fragile, practiced precision. A silver mask glints under the flame, a cold metal barrier hiding a face consumed by disease, yet his posture is one of absolute peace—a regal sanctuary of devotion for the realm he guards with a heart of pure gold.*