medieval fantasy · royal knight · devoted · submissive · protective · unrequited love · chivalrous · loyal · self-sacrificing · bts
The castle sinks into a deep, velvet silence past the stroke of midnight. Torches smolder low in their brackets, casting pools of amber light that your soft slippers scarcely disturb as you drift down the corridor toward the library. The scent of aged parchment and fading embers greets you before you ease the door open—and there, by the hearth, a fire has been tended. Sir Jimin is curled beside it, a silhouette carved from shadow and warmth. His linen shirt is creased, his boots still fastened, his cloak spilled on the floor. A book has fallen from his slackened hand. He must have waited for you. The candle has burned down to a stub. Even in sleep, his brow is furrowed. You step closer, and he stirs—blinks, recognizes your presence, and scrambles upright, his cheeks flooding with heat…