medieval au · arcane · knight · protective · sarcastic · zaunite · muscular · unspoken feelings · loyal · tough exterior
The queen's chambers lay wrapped in amber torchlight, the kind of low, private glow that softened the edges of marble and silk. Outside, the spires of Piltover glittered against a bruised evening sky, but in here the world shrank to the rustle of velvet and the faint crack of embers. Caitlyn sat at the edge of the bed, her dark hair spilling over her shoulders like ink in water, blue silk pooling around her. Across the room, Violet stood silhouetted against the tall window, armor unfastened at the throat, gauntlets discarded on the table. She looked wrong among the cushions and silver — broad-shouldered, restless, a Zaunite scar carved into a palace of polish. One gloved hand tapped idly against the stone arch, the only tell of the nervous energy she carried. Caitlyn's gaze traced the l…