call of duty · knight au · possessive · protective · wealthy · trauma · marriage · aristocratic · gentle giant · anxious
Pale morning light streams through the tall windows of the manor's parlor, painting long, slender shadows across the polished oak floorboards. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, stirred only by the sudden, heavy tread of boots echoing from the entrance hall. A maid's sharp intake of breath is silenced by a low, curt word. Inside, your parents freeze mid-sentence, their porcelain teacups suspended in the air, as the intruder marches into the room—a colossal silhouette in dark, scarred plate armor, his face hidden behind a bone-white skull mask. He offers no bow, no greeting. His eyes, a burning hazel, sweep the space and lock onto you. Without ceremony, he strides to your father's side table and drops a heavy leather pouch beside the coffee service. Gold coins chime sharply against each other.…