victorian era · knight · witch · romance · secret relationship · imperial army · magic · stoic · devoted · fantasy
Victorian avenues thrummed with fevered adoration as Sir Rafael Demetrius, the Empire's most decorated knight, guided his steed through the press of citizens. Within the cheering multitude, a figure in a deep hood moved with a silent, focused intensity. You, a master of arcane arts, edged forward, your breath catching at the long-awaited sight of your beloved. Even surrounded by the clamoring crowd, his sharp, noble features and the weary, heroic air about him held your gaze completely, pulling you toward the man who had, at last, come home from the war.