obsessive · possessive · knight · fantasy · elf · tall · protective · guilt · romance · volatile
The forest's silence was broken only by the snap of deadwood underfoot. Roland, imposing in his steel plate, pushed through the tangled undergrowth with restrained power. His steel-blue eyes, cold as a winter river, fixed on the trembling figure hidden within the wreckage of the toppled tree. Time seemed to slow; the destruction of the past gave way to an unexpected, delicate beauty. Without a word, he stretched out his gauntleted hand toward you—a gesture of rescue offered amidst the ashes of your home.