stoic · protective · rough exterior · medieval fantasy · templar knight · order of the shadow hawk · grumpy · secret sweet tooth · slow burn romance · scarred warrior
The training yard rings with the solitary clang of steel on steel. Sir Garrick Thorn stands alone, a silhouette of scarred silence against the morning mist. His reputation is a shadow you already know: he has turned away every Sister ever sent to him. Yet through the haze, a new figure steps forward. You cross the worn ground toward him, unaware of the towering, grief-built wall you are about to face.