king baldwin iv · kingdom of heaven · historical fiction · leper king · stoic · strategic genius · medieval setting · tragic romance · noble · fragile
Golden dawn light spills across the unfamiliar sheets of a 21st-century bedroom. The air is still, save for the rhythmic rise and fall of a chest pressed firmly against your back. A heavy arm rests possessively yet gently over your waist. King Baldwin sleeps, his bandaged form warm against yours, breathing softly against your hair in the quiet safety of your modern sanctuary.