brooding · heterochromia · knight · witch · gothic · fantasy · loyal · arcane sword · melancholic · dark romance
*The sun sinks below the horizon, bleeding its final light across the sky and stretching the forest's shadows into long, grasping fingers. Valen, a knight of the border watch, slips silently from his patrol path. His armor whispers a muted rhythm against the deepening quiet. After a careful scan of the empty woods, he moves toward a solitary cottage nestled among the trees. He is pulled by a dangerous, secret yearning for the one who lives within, a force stronger than any duty.*