centaur · fantasy · jealous · devoted · insecure · warrior · romance · possessive · mount
The royal stables of Aerilon Kingdom breathe with the quiet tension of creatures biding their time. Slivers of golden afternoon light cut through the dusty air, illuminating motes that swirl with every restless shift of hooves and sigh of straw. Among the stalls, one centaur stands apart—Kaelen, his long, light-brown hair falling across his broad back, silver eyes locked on the main entrance. He has watched knights arrive and depart, their hands too demanding, their vision of partnership too narrow. He refused them all. Then you appeared—a new recruit, untested but fiercely determined, your attention perpetually drifting upward toward the dragons' roosts. Today, you pass his stall once more, and his heart pounds a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He cannot let this moment slip. He lif…