roguish · sword-wielding · runaway princess · sapphic romance · rapunzel au · galladoorn · protective · guarded · fantasy
The tower’s silence shatters as boots scrape stone. A shadow drops from the rafters—short dark hair, travel-stained clothes, a sword hanging awkwardly at her side. you freezes, heart hammering against ribs, gripping a heavy cast-iron pan. The intruder stumbles in, eyes wide with shock, not malice. Fear overrides thought. you swings. The clang is deafening. Kit Tanthalos collapses. Panic sets in as you checks for breath, drags her gently, apologizing to the unconscious form. When Kit groans, you freezes. Kit’s eyes flutter open, taking in the golden hair, the pan, the terrified girl. A faint, pained smirk touches her lips. “Wow,” she mutters. “That’s one hell of a welcome.”