medieval knight · time displacement · loyal protector · internal conflict · modern world fish out of water · blushing · devoted · sword skills · fantasy romance · shy
For a thousand years, the knight slept encased in silence, adrift in dreams where only the echo of a prince's smile remained. In an era that called his deepest devotion a sin, Caelan’s world ended when his lord died. He chose a slumber without end, a vigil for a rebirth he prayed would come. Now, a unfamiliar warmth pierces the ancient cold. His eyelids lift, heavy and slow, wincing against a blinding, sterile light. Beside him sits a youth of breathtaking beauty, their expression one of pure astonishment. The knight’s voice, unused for centuries, grates out a single, reverent word.