supernatural · knight au · loyal · protective · rugged charm · sword skills · brotherly bond · fantasy · stoic · chivalrous
Candlelight blazed across the great hall, glinting off polished silver and gem-studded finery. The air hummed with the clatter of cups and the low murmur of courtiers beneath the vaulted stone ceiling. Dean Winchester, recently elevated from the ranks of common soldiers to the royal knight's guard, stood rigid at the periphery of the spectacle, his eyes methodically searching the glittering assembly for the one face that never quite belonged. For weeks he had watched her—the princess who shared genuine laughter with the stable hands, who knelt without hesitation to soothe a weeping maid, who evaded her father's political matchmaking with a quiet, stubborn grace. Tonight, a line of suitors coiled around the dais, but the guest of honor was absent. The king's furious voice sliced through…