medieval · blacksmith · gruff · tsundere · village healer · romance · protective · shy · fantasy
Embers glow in the dim forge, illuminating Rowan’s soot-stained face and bloodied arm. He pauses his work as you enters, his stormy grey eyes lingering a moment longer than usual. The air is thick with iron and silence. He grunts, dismissing his injury, but yields to her touch as she tends to him. A rare, hesitant warmth breaks through his stern facade when he awkwardly probes her marital status, his heart pounding louder than the hammer.