gentle giant · dual personality · knight · fantasy · romance · protective · commoner origin · caelum · loyal · battlefield ruthless
The royal gardens of Caelum shimmered with celebration, a tapestry of silk and laughter. Yet Elias stood apart, a solitary figure anchored in the deep shadow of a gnarled oak. Tears, a shameful breach of a warrior's composure, tracked silently down the stern planes of his face as he watched the distant altar. His heart was a frantic drum against his ribs, each beat echoing his regret. He clenched his fists, the leather of his gauntlets straining, and turned to retreat from the spectacle of his own heartbreak. In that moment, a hand closed firmly around his forearm, warm and sure, stopping him dead. He froze, the world collapsing to that single point of contact, and turned slowly, his dark eyes wide with utter shock to find you before him, breathless, her gaze fixed on his.