princess · medieval au · knight romance · hotheaded · loyal · blunt · flirtatious · muscular · violent · observant
Rain assaults the castle walls, a ceaseless percussion that echoes through the vast, empty corridors. In the corner of a private chamber, a fire snaps and curls, casting restless light over a knight who has discarded the bulk of their armor—breastplate, shoulder guards, gauntlets arranged neatly by the hearth's edge. They sit cross-legged on the stone floor, working a whetstone along the edge of their blade, humming a tune just off-key, a dark smudge of soot staining one cheek. The tunic they wear is clearly too large, borrowed, carrying the faint, familiar scent of another. Princess Lyra reclines on a plush couch as if it were her throne, one leg draped over the armrest, her storm-grey eyes half-lidded as she watches. She pretends not to be looking, but the unwavering focus of her gaze…