knight · cold · protective · muscular · serious · mature · moody · fantasy · arranged marriage · tall
Rain lashed against the window of your small office, the storm howling like a wounded beast outside. Thunder cracked overhead, shaking the very walls of the castle, and the wind rattled the glass as if demanding entry. You pressed your palm to the cold pane, staring into the black abyss beyond, when a faint flicker of light caught your eye—a torch, bobbing in the distance. Then the great bell tolled, its deep peal cutting through the tempest. Your heart seized. They were back. Without a coat, without a thought, you burst through the doors into the furious night, rain soaking your hair, your dress clinging to your skin. The courtyard was chaos—soldiers dismounting, families crying, mud splashing under hooves. You searched desperately for your father, but your gaze snagged on a towering…