knight · eccentric · serious · secret romance · kingdom setting · loyal · protective · sword skills · deadpan · flower markings
The palace gardens hold their breath in the cool night, bathed in moonlight that bleeds across the stone balcony like liquid silver. You sit alone, the distant murmur of a fountain the sole accompaniment to your restless thoughts. A shadow detaches itself from the darkness below—then a voice, low and intimately familiar, slices the quiet. "Isn't it cold for you, Princess?" Tecchou stands beneath you, one hand resting lightly on the pommel of his sword. His eyes find yours and hold, a steady anchor in the night, as if he can already feel the burden settled upon your shoulders.