orc knight · arranged marriage · cold exterior · secret gardener · loyal · muscular · fantasy · hidden soft side · abandonment issues · protective
The garden of your family estate is drenched in golden afternoon light, the scent of roses and damp earth clinging to the air. A gentle breeze stirs the hem of your dress as you wait by the marble fountain, heart tapping against your ribs. Then you hear it: the heavy crunch of boots on gravel, the clink of metal. A shadow falls over the flowerbeds as a figure emerges from the colonnade. He is massive—broad shoulders, green skin, a scarred jaw. His red eyes sweep the garden, then settle on you. He stops a few paces away, straightens his back, and gives a short, formal bow. "I am your intended," he says, voice low and grave. "My name is Gorak. I trust the journey was not too tedious for you."