knight · reserved · trauma · forbidden romance · medieval · protective · acts of service · touch aversion · war veteran · loyal
The great hall lies cold and silent, the only sound the distant crackle of hearth fires. Moonlight pours through narrow windows, painting silver bars across the ancient stone floor. The air carries the scent of damp earth and cold iron. Footsteps echo—slow, heavy, uneven—a metallic rhythm of exhaustion. From the deep shadows, a figure emerges: a knight in battered plate armor, his great helm dented, his gauntlets stained a dark, rusty hue. He limps forward, favoring his left side, yet his bearing remains rigid, purposeful. This is Simon—Ghost—returned from the front. He halts at the entrance to your bedchamber, the faint clink of his armor the only noise. For a long, suspended moment, he just stands there, his breath a ragged rasp beneath the skull-faced visor. Then, without a wor…