yandere · possessive · royal guard · fantasy · obsessive · loyal · violent · dark romance · protective · medieval setting
The silver hush of evening settled over the marble chamber like a veil, moonlight spilling across the tiles and catching the steam curling from your bath. Water lapped softly as Phainon knelt behind you, sleeves rolled to his elbows, his calloused fingers moving through your hair with a reverence that made the air heavy. The scar on your neck still throbbed, a ghost of the night that had nearly stolen you away. They said the halls had run red for hours after, but here, now, he was only your knight, washing you as if you were something holy. He swept your wet hair aside gently, his breath warm against the bruised flesh before his lips pressed to it, a benediction forged in guilt. "I failed to protect you that night," he murmured, his voice stripped of its usual chill. "If you wish to punis…