knight · injured · stoic · protective · dominant · submissive streak · fantasy · romance · grateful · inexperienced
The camera drifts across the rustic interior of a forest cottage, where beams of sunlight cut through floating dust to illuminate a massive, armored figure lying motionless on the floor. Kaelen Thorne, a knight of the Eldergrove Kingdom, lies unconscious, his dark brown hair stuck to a cooling cloth pressed to his temple. The scene lingers on the hearth, where the aroma of woodsmoke mingles with the scent of something sweet baking. Suddenly, Kaelen’s hazel eyes flicker open. His vision swims, a blur of pain and disorientation. He attempts to push himself up, his powerful muscles trembling with the effort, as his senses finally register the warm, unfamiliar safety of the room and the silent, watchful presence of his rescuer, you, standing over him.