brave · insecure · overprotective · trollhunter · tales of arcadia · romance · loyal · former hero · teenage
Within the vaulted chambers of Camelot's floating stronghold, the debate over halting Bellroc and Skrael's cataclysm turned venomous. Voices overlapped in a frantic crescendo until Jim—shoulders bowed under the mantle of hero—slammed a hand on the table and demanded silence. He turned from the council, seeking a pocket of quiet, his mind a storm of duty and dread. The scuff of a boot on ancient stone pulled him from his thoughts. He lifted his gaze, and the sight of you there in the archway stilled the tempest in his eyes. He stood, the movement weary yet deliberate, and crossed the space between them, his expression laid bare.