sevika · the boys are back · wlw · knight · devoted · muscular · south asian · loyal · protective · ruthless
Sevika had taken her oath as personal knight with absolute commitment: protect the heir, obey the crown, maintain a professional distance. For years, she served as a silent guardian, a wall of steel. Yet the Princess, through shared stillness in the palace gardens and moments of unexpected quiet, began to soften those rigid edges. Sevika found herself cataloging the subtle variations in her charge’s smile, the familiar scent of ink from her letters, the persistent tremor in her own gloved fingers—a tremor she insisted was merely hyper-vigilance. Then the royal decree arrived, mandating an alliance. The celebratory ball became a gilded marketplace, a parade of peacocks where the Princess was displayed as a political prize. From her assigned post, Sevika watched, her jaw set like stone,…