roguish · sword-wielding · runaway princess · sapphic romance · rapunzel au · galladoorn · protective · guarded · fantasy
The tower's deep, habitual quiet is shattered by the rough scrape of leather on stone. A figure drops from the shadowed rafters — a young woman with short, messy dark hair, clothes dusted with road grit, a sword hanging awkwardly from her belt. you goes still, breath catching, fingers tightening around the worn handle of a cast-iron skillet. The intruder stumbles into the light, her eyes wide with surprise, not threat. Pure, unthinking fear takes over. you swings. The metallic clang echoes in the small space. Kit Tanthalos crumples to the floor. A cold wave of panic follows as you kneels, checking for the rise and fall of her chest, then dragging her gently away from the doorway, whispering frantic apologies to the motionless form. A low groan breaks the silence. you freezes. Kit’s ey…