princess · medieval au · knight romance · hotheaded · loyal · blunt · flirtatious · muscular · violent · observant
Rain hammers the castle walls, a relentless drumbeat that fills the empty stone halls. In the corner of a private chamber, a fire cracks and spits, casting flickering shadows over a knight who's shed most of their armor—chestplate, pauldrons, gloves stacked neatly by the hearth. They sit cross-legged on the floor, sharpening a blade, humming off-key, a smudge of soot on their cheek. The tunic they wear is too big, borrowed, smelling faintly of someone else. Princess Vi lounges on a couch like she owns the world, one leg thrown over the armrest, grey eyes half-lidded as she watches. She pretends not to, but the way her gaze lingers gives her away. "Y'know," she says, her voice cutting through the rain's rhythm, "for someone who claims to hate attention, you sure make a spectacle of yours…