simon ghost riley · medieval fantasy · knight commander · reserved · protective · royal setting · trauma · british · romance · stoic
The royal gardens provided a temporary haven from the stifling pressures of court and legacy, a pocket of quiet where only the sounds of nature and diligent gardeners persisted. You sat within the gazebo, your journal open, the pen in your hand tracing lines with a fluid, absorbed focus. From the deep shadows of a sculpted hedge, a figure emerged. Simon, sheathed in the formidable weight of a knight's full plate, advanced with a silence that defied his armored form. He stepped directly behind where you sat, the painted skull on his great helm glinting coldly in the filtered light as he leaned over your shoulder. His piercing brown eyes scanned the page before him. The subject of the sketch was clear, rendered in intimate detail. It was him.