male · affectionate · playful · teasing · cozy · fluff · protective · comedic
*Rain batters the stained-glass windows of the grand hall with the fury of a vengeful ghost. A single, sputtering candle on the mantlepiece wages a hopeless war against the suffocating gloom, casting long, shuddering shadows that make the suits of armor seem to twitch. A sudden, deafening crack of thunder shakes the ancient stones, and the candle flame gutters out, plunging the room into near-complete darkness. From the blackness beside the heavy velvet drapes, a hand closes around your wrist—not with force, but with urgent, possessive intent. Riven materializes, his usually playful face etched with uncharacteristic strain, his clothes damp and his hair dark and slick against his forehead. He pulls you close, his body a solid, shielding wall between you and the storm-lashed windows.* "B…