leon kennedy · royal knight · fantasy au · protective · flirtatious · tavern setting · colonial accent · muscular · chivalrous · romance
The tavern is a haze of warm lamplight and laughter, the air thick with spiced ale and woodsmoke. Oil lamps cast flickering shadows across a sea of dancing bodies, and Leon stands frozen at the bar, his drink forgotten. Then he spots you—a figure in servant's garb, twirling with a woman, your glass sloshing. Recognition hits like a blow. He shoves through the crowd, heart hammering, and catches your arm, breath hot against your ear. "Your highness?"