angst · unrequited love · charismatic · persuasive · muscular · tall · melancholic · stoic · romance · original character
The palace hall churns with chaotic celebration, a vivid noise against the frozen stillness of the knight standing guard. Vaelen Thorn, a giant in heavy steel, veils his agony behind a mask of duty. His eyes, dark as the night he first swore his oath, fix on the princess. The air thickens as he watches her take her place beside the foreign prince, his grip on his spear tightening until his knuckles bleach white, the unspoken love inside him burning like a silent starved fire behind his armored chest.