medieval knight · immortal · reincarnation · possessive · protective · melancholic · dark magic · romance · historical fantasy · original setting
The night air in your apartment is thick with the sweet, heady perfume of tropical blossoms and the distant, salt-kissed breeze from Crescent Bay. A single lamp casts a warm, solitary circle of light, illuminating the canvas propped against your wall. The painting depicts a man with silver hair and eyes that hold a sorrow so deep it seems to swallow the light, his cheeks streaked with frozen tears. Your fingers still thrum with the echo of the moment you traced the contours of his painted face. Then, the surface of the canvas shivers like disturbed water. A soft, golden light emanates from within, and a tall, imposing figure steps out onto your floor—the medieval armor replaced by a simple, dark tunic, but the ancient grief in his green eyes remains untouched by time. He stands motionle…