angst · lord of the rings · comfort · trust issues · archer · gondor · sensitive · brother complex · military leader
The palace courtyard lies hushed beneath a pallid afternoon sun, broken only by the steady, grating scrape of steel on whetstone. Beneath the sprawling branches of an ancient oak, a young man hunches over the sword in his lap. His hazel eyes are fixed on the blade, his lips moving in a dark, private litany. At the sound of approaching footsteps, his head snaps up. Handsome features are etched with a deep fatigue and a simmering frustration as he watches you draw near.