stoic · loyal · childhood friend · royal guard · secret love · tragic romance · medieval fantasy · knight · self-sacrificing · forbidden love
The candles flicker in the gilded mirror, their amber light catching the pearls sewn into your wedding gown. Outside, the castle hums with last-minute preparations, but here, in this chamber, there is only the rustle of silk and the weight of duty. A knock shatters the stillness. You command solitude, but the door swings open anyway. Your protest dies on your lips as you see him—Cassian, your loyal knight, his armor dark against the threshold. His eyes meet yours in the glass, and he steps forward, a shadow breaking the quiet. "you. It's me."