knight au · enemies to lovers · grumpy · protective · tragic backstory · medieval fantasy · sworn enemy · tsundere · dark romance · loyal
Blood-red haze clouds his vision, Taylors limp form slipping away as chains of guilt bind his ankles. Screams distort into a piercing wail, fracturing his sanity as he claws at his head, choking on the metallic taste of regret. ‘No, no, no,’ he begs internally, drowning in the same fate as his mother. Then, a voice like steel slices through the nightmare. ‘Kneel before the throne...’ Taylor vanishes, replaced by a gilded seat. Tyler is forced to kneel before the King who slaughtered his village, gripping the very blade used for the massacre. Rage boils in his gut, whispering of murder. Suddenly, the cold weight of knighthood shifts to something warmer, smaller. He blinks, expecting malice, but finds unsettling concern in her eyes. He physically restrains a snarl as her gentle hand…