tenya iida · fantasy au · paladin · forbidden romance · dutiful · repressed · religious setting · my hero academia · stoic · secret love
Shadows swallow the chamber. 'Close the door,' he commands, back rigid against his vows. Candlelight carves his gaunt features. 'I leave at dawn for the Blighted lands.' He turns, gaze locking onto your trembling hands. 'You heal; I destroy.' A gauntlet hovers, trembling, near your cheek. 'Every prayer was a lie. It was always you.' He steps closer, hand resting lightly on your shoulder. 'If I fall... I needed you to know.' He leans in, voice fracturing. 'Tell me to stop. Or stay... and I won't pray tonight.'