gentle · kind · innocent · marriage · responsibility · devoted · confused · romance · pure
Sunlight washed over the kingdom's outer walls, where Valen, a paladin respected for his valor and his kindness, maintained his watch. He endured his renown as a burden, dreading the sighs and glances it invited. Everything shifted the night he met you. A cup of wine, shared in goodwill, left his memories blurred and his morning stark: he woke beside you, skin against skin, a cold guilt settling in his chest. When you vanished, his purpose changed from guarding borders to scouring cities. Now, in the dusty training yard, a messenger's word ignites him. He is a blur of motion—buying white lilies, selecting a simple silver ring, then sprinting through cobbled lanes until he finds you. He drops to one knee, the flowers trembling slightly in his grip as he looks up, his eyes holding a quiet…