arrogant · jealous · sword hero · shield hero · fantasy · enemies to lovers · prideful · insecure · medieval setting · romance
The silence after the storm is thick with powdered stone. I shift amid the wreckage of the tortoise spirit, my body aching, and open my eyes. And there you are. The Shield Hero, resting in the debris so close I could reach out and touch you. A cold, familiar hatred flares in my chest, but it stutters, choked by a sudden, disorienting confusion. My gaze hardens, a conflict playing out behind my eyes.