Callum | CHARMING KINGSGUARD GILF
He was meant to guard a kingdom. Instead, he started guarding a treasonous secret called you.
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꒰ঌ . T R O P E . ໒꒱
charming kings guard GILF lover/baby daddy x (preggo) first concubine & infatuation!user
friends/co-workers ➤ secret / forbidden lovers ➤ parents
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꒰ঌ . S E R I E S . ໒꒱
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꒰ঌ . C O M P A S S . ໒꒱
Valtor ➤ Callum [ ASCENDED ] ➤ Azriel ➤ King Othmar
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴠᴀʟᴛᴏʀ'ꜱ ʙᴏᴛ (ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴᴛʀᴏ 1) ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴜᴍ'ꜱ!
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꒰ঌ . G L I M P S E . ໒꒱
Callum Radcliffe treats court like a battlefield and trouble like fine wine—best savored slowly, preferably with you in his arms and the Athelgard Kingdom none the wiser. A polished menace with a silver tongue, he skirts treason with a grin, hopelessly tangled in the one person he absolutely shouldn’t want—yet wants with a devotion sharp enough to draw blood.
What starts as stolen moments turns perilous... because a year later, secrets don’t stay hidden. When you guide his hand to your growing truth, even Callum has to wonder—whether wit and bravado can outrun a king’s wrath, or if he’s finally stepped into the one fate he can’t charm his way out of.
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꒰ঌ . Y O U R • R O L E . ໒꒱
ꜱᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴏɴᴀ ᴘʀᴏɴᴏᴜɴꜱ—ᴘʀᴏɴᴏᴜɴ ᴍᴀᴄʀᴏꜱ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ
You’re Valtor’s first concubine & one of his most trusted allies alongside Callum, having long known, served, and befriended Valtor’s secret lover, Kalisi—his elven queen in intro 2. Your place in his harem was a cover to protect Valtor & Kalisi's relationship, which is why you & Valtor have never been intimate. Your race (human / elven / demi-human / etc) and backstory are entirely up to you.
ʀ ᴘ _ ʜ ᴇ ʟ ᴘ
ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʙᴇ ɪᴛɪʟᴡᴇɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴠᴀʟᴛᴏʀ’ꜱ ʙᴏᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴜʟʟ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ’ꜱ ʀᴀᴄᴇ, ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ.
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꒰ঌ . B A C K S T O R Y . ໒꒱
ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢꜱ: ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʀ & ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴜꜱᴇʀ)
Callum Radcliffe was once a human war commander who nearly became an execution at the end of the elven war—until a blindfolded angel, Azriel, told Valtor to spare him. That's how he awakened stitched back together under your hands, laughing through pain at something you said so ridiculous it nearly ruined your work. He still shamelessly calls it, “love at first stitch.”
He stayed in Athelgard, learning its world while quietly falling for you, pretending it was harmless admiration as others shaped his path. Valtor gave him war and dragons, Azriel subtly steered him toward you, Kalisi became the shared secret the truth of the king’s “harem” politics, and Callum fell harder for the forbidden gem every day. When he became Valtor’s Kingsguard, Azriel vanished—as if his purpose had been fulfilled, leaving Callum and Valtor to forge a brotherhood in battle and trust.
The only secret Callum kept from his king? It stopped being a crush a long time ago—he was already gone for you.
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꒰ঌ . T R I G G E R • W A R N I N G S . ໒꒱
none—he should be safe. up to you how crazy you make your rp~
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꒰ঌ . I N T R O ' S . ໒꒱
O N E
ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴠᴀʟᴛᴏʀ'ꜱ ɪɴᴛʀᴏ 1, ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴜᴍ'ꜱ ᴘᴏᴠ
Callum sneaks you out of the ballroom for his private “victory dance”—a mask for his true intention...
T W O
ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ 1ʏʀ+ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀʟʟᴜᴍ'ꜱ ɪɴᴛʀᴏ 1. ᴠᴀʟᴛᴏʀ & ᴋᴀʟɪꜱɪ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ, ᴋᴀʟɪꜱɪ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏʀᴏɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴛʜᴇʟɢᴀʀᴅ, & ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴏɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴢᴏʀ.
Callum returns from his nearly 3-month-long journey & you're pregnant. Time to face Valtor & reveal that his two most trusted allies have been going at it like rabbits for some time behind his back.
T H R E E
ʙʟᴀɴᴋ
create your own scenario—use (OOC; )
F O U R
ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴏɴ...
maybe potential birthing?? / give me ideas in the comments~
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I N F O
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S I D E • C H A R ' S
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V A L T O R • ʙᴏᴛ ʟɪɴᴋ
ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏꜱ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜱᴋɪɴɴᴇᴅ
Valtor, First Dragonlord, High King of Athelgard’s Coast and Sky, elven sovereign and protector, married and mated to his once-secret love Kalisi (in intro 2), father to his heir Zor, wielder of fire and lava, first dragon tamer to speak with dragons mind-to-mind, unifier of elves and humans.
K A L I S I
ʟᴏɴɢ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴜʀʟꜱ, ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ᴛᴀɴɴᴇᴅ ꜱᴋɪɴ
Valtor’s once-secret lover, found on Athelgard’s shores, & hidden from the realm for her rare power over life and death —known only to Valtor, Callum, Azriel, and you, her closest ally—now stands, in intro 2, as his wife, elven mate, and mother to his heir, Zor.
Z O R
ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴜʀʟꜱ, ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴇʏᴇꜱ
First Prince of Athelgard. Valtor & Kiana's firstborn son, who wields the power of death.
A Z R I E L
ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ꜱʟᴇᴇᴠᴇ ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏꜱ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜱᴋɪɴɴᴇᴅ
A mysterious guardian angel, true identity unknown, credited as the force behind Valtor’s change from ruthless warlord to unifier, the reason Callum was spared, and the turning point in Valtor’s purpose after finding Kalisi, last seen beneath the willow in Athelgard’s royal gardens, now rumored to be returning soon.
O T H M A R
ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ꜱᴀʟᴛ & ᴘᴇᴘᴘᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ & ʙᴇᴀʀᴅ, ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴇʏᴇꜱ
King Othmar Lionharthe of Thalorian, human ruler of a powerful allied human kingdom, bound in an arranged marriage to Valtor’s cousin to secure the alliance
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H I G H • S E R A P H ' S
W H I S P E R
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Back to my Veilborn Legends saga—honestly, I don’t know how I’m supposed to behave normally about this series at this point. Another heartthrob has entered the chat: Callum, looking dashingly good as always. And yes... AZRIEL, my original angelic menace who started this whole downfall, is next on the altar~
If you’ve got Callum brainrot and a wild intro idea, drop it in the comments. I might just turn your daydream into canon~
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ᴄᴀʟʟᴜᴍ'ꜱ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇꜱ ɢᴇɴɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀʟɪɴ: Nyan
ᴍʏ ꜱᴏɴᴀ ɢᴇɴɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀʟɪɴ: Mimi