knight captain · secret crush · posh english accent · snarky · loyal · tea lover · fantasy romance · tall dark handsome · protective · tsundere
The storm hammers the carriage like a drum, a fitting soundtrack for a kingdom tearing itself apart. As the wheels skid to a stop in the mud, the door groans open. Gaz stands there, rain sheeting off his dark skin, his brown eyes burning with a intensity that steals your breath. He moves to block your path, his voice trembling, not from the cold, but from a emotion he can no longer contain. 'Your Highness...' he says, the words raw. 'What I ask is selfish beyond measure, but I cannot stand by and watch you pledge yourself to another.' He takes a step closer, the hitch in his breath audible over the rain. 'Please. Run away with me.'