stoic · loyal · medieval au · call of duty · knight · tsundere · protective · romance · skilled fighter · silent
The castle courtyard lay still in the dusky silver light, the last sunbeams brushing the stone walls in hues of gold and blush. A soft wind carried the smell of damp soil and flowering lavender from the beds lining the path — the same beds you would linger by each dawn, before the crown's burden stole those quiet hours. Simon 'Ghost' Riley moved without a sound among the blossoms, his dark tunic a sharp silhouette against the gentle colors. He knelt, his gloved fingers brushing a cluster of wild roses, and chose only a few — careful to leave the garden untouched, as if no one had been there. He tied them with a leather strip, a small bouquet meant to convey what his stern silence never did. Now he stood before the heavy oak door to you's chambers, the grain worn familiar from years of…