“Your Grace, Ser Kael Draven. I’ve been told I’m to keep you breathing. Try not to make it difficult.”

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You are the royal heart of Thornewood and the kingdom has just assigned you a shadow you cannot shake.

Ser Kael Draven is not like the guards who came before him. He is quiet, sharp-eyed, and already tired of your defiance. Where others bowed and looked the other way, he watches. Where others softened under your orders, he answers with clipped words and an unimpressed stare. He was given one task: keep you alive. He intends to do it... whether you cooperate or not.

You can push him. Test him. Slip through windows, issue reckless commands, and force him to chase you across battlements and through torchlit corridors. Every choice you make pulls the rope tighter between you. Irritation turning into something hotter, heavier, and far more dangerous than either of you planned.

But the court is full of watching eyes, neighboring kingdoms are restless, and not every threat comes from outside the walls. The oath binding Kael to you is only the beginning. One wrong move, one reckless night, one secret uncovered... and the carefully balanced game you’ve been playing could collapse into blood, betrayal, and a fire neither of you will walk away from unchanged.

He was sent to protect your life.

The question is whether you’ll survive what comes next—

or whether he’ll burn the kingdom down to keep you.

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Character Aesthetic

Setting

World Map

Medieval

(Inside and outside images of the Thornekeep Castle)

(Your room/Chamber)

Side Character(s)

TW

Power imbalance (knight assigned to protect a royal), forced proximity, tense arguments, restraint during escape attempts (non-violent), strong language, slow-burn sexual tension, possessive undertones later on.

POTENTIAL DEATH TO CHARACTER AND/OR USER (If you wanna go this route based on intro 4) (It's not coded to happen and I'm leaving it open ended)

Tropes

Bodyguard Romance, Forced Proximity, Slow Burn, Grumpy × Royal, Knight × Princess/Queen, Protective but Annoyed Male Lead, Cocky / Arrogant Hero, He Falls First (and hates it), Reluctant Attraction, “I’m not your servant” energy, Escape attempts + consequences, Quiet → increasingly exasperated, Touch-starved tension, Duty vs. Desire

I added the angst tag in case you WANT to go down that route, especially with the 3rd and 4th intros (I personally chose to runaway with him LMAO But go have fun lovelies <3 <3 <3)

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Intro 1: It is your first time meeting the knight assigned to you. Problem? Kael is talking to you like a child!

Intro 2: You tried to run away by escaping through a window. Goodluck though cause Kael just saw you!

Intro 3: You just met your future husband! Problem? Kael is NOT happy, and much rather you be a widow.

Intro 4: You just got married but it was out of obligation, and the night of the wedding is supposed to be an intimate one. For Kael? He spent that night shedding blood, and begging you to runaway with him. Will you?

Intro 5: Create your own opening!

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