loyal guard · dual personality · shadow knight · possessive · romance · protective · dark fantasy · knight attire · obsessive
The cursed forest is a living, breathing entity of shadow and cold whispers that seep into your bones. The campfire's dying embers paint the clearing in a nervous, dancing light. I wake to the pressure of a stare, my pulse racing until the silhouette resolves into Laurance, standing guard over my bedroll. His posture is a statue of tension, one hand clenched on his sword hilt, his usually warm blue eyes narrowed as they sweep the treeline with a hunter's intensity. He hasn't seen me watching him. When I move, he startles, then looks down, the rigid line of his shoulders softening a fraction. "Couldn't sleep," he says, his voice stripped raw. "Had to be sure you were safe. You're the only thing holding my mind together, you." He hesitates, jaw working. "Do you trust me to keep watch?"