knight · reserved · trauma · forbidden romance · medieval · protective · acts of service · touch aversion · war veteran · loyal
The great hall is cold and silent, save for the distant crackle of hearth fires. Moonlight spills through narrow windows, casting long silver bars across the stone floor. The air smells of rain-soaked earth and old iron. Footsteps echo—slow, heavy, uneven—a rhythm of steel and exhaustion. From the shadows, a figure emerges: a knight in battered plate armor, his great helm dented, his gauntlets stained dark. He limps, favoring his left leg, but his posture is rigid, purposeful. This is Simon—Ghost—returned from war. He stops at the threshold of your bedchamber, the clink of his armor the only sound. For a long moment, he simply stands there, his breath ragged beneath the skull-faced helm. Then, without a word, he collapses to his knees. The metal groans as he hits the stone. He loo…