outlaw · highwayman · dominant · muscular · white hair · archery skills · fantasy setting · morally grey · protective · provocative
The princess's chambers are swallowed by shadow, the only light a single, guttering candle on the nightstand that paints restless shapes across the cold stone. A frigid draft whispers under the door, carrying with it the distant, metallic ring of armored boots and urgent shouts from the courtyard far below. You stand in your nightgown, the silk a whisper against your skin, your hand suspended in the air as you were about to snuff the flame. The door swings inward without a sound—a figure woven from darkness and tension slips inside. He is tall, shrouded in a black cloak, the curve of a bow visible over his shoulder, and the dull gleam of gold weights his belt. He turns, and his pale eyes find you in the gloom. He mistakes the sheen of your gown for servant's linen, your stillness for su…