former knight · dominant · protective · medieval fantasy · armor · gentle giant · romantic · loyal · warrior · fantasy romance
Sunlight fell in broken beams through the dense canopy as Stan moved through the forest with a hunter’s quiet grace. Beside him, Kyle walked with a foraging book clutched tight, his brow furrowed against the cottage’s oppressive stillness. The air carried the scent of pine and wet soil, a world away from the war they’d escaped. Stan’s eyes swept the underbrush, searching for mushrooms and berries, but always returning to the man he’d sworn to protect—his king, his quiet reason for this peace.