Knight!ellie - Blog Posts
omg how about a royalty au hc for ellie!! like knight!ellie is the main guard for princess!reader and like they have so much tension and stuff despite their different position/role in the castle xoxo
yes yes yes!! i’ve read a few royalty au one shots before and fell in love so here we go!! let me know if we want a one shot of this?!
knight!ellie headcanons
you where the princess, next in line for throne. your father the king and a great one at that
ellie, for the past two years, had been your knight. she started working for the king when she was sixteen and on your eighteenth birthday was placed as your personal guard.
she stood guard of you room for the first half of the knight, making sure no one was able to come in whilst you slept peacefully
although, the more time you spent around her, whether it was going on a walk because you were bored or travelling to nearby towns to listen to your dad speak, the closer you got to her.
instead of going to bed at nine, you would stay awake for hours. sat on the floor in your pretty little nightgown, chatting away about the adventures she had been on (she refused to leave her post, just in case)
sometimes, the two of you would speak through your door if she took the morning shift. talking away whilst your maid helped you change into the dress they wanted you in
knight!ellie would watch in disgust as your father lined up your potential suitors. the men (and ellie) unknowing that you where gay.
at the end of the night, when you where supposed to be in bed and ellie was on patrol, you’d drag her into your room and slam the door behind her. ranting on and on about how disgusting the men where
it would be that night that ellie finds out your gay. letting it slip at the end with a quick “i don’t even like men!”.
she would feel the world stop as you broke down, falling into her chest as you wrapped your arms around her. ellie would, reluctantly hold you. scared you would crumble under her touch.
after that night, you would make any excuses to spend time with ellie alone. walking around the grounds, going horseback riding, getting her to teach you archery (your father wasn’t fond of the last one but was glad you were learning how to defend yourself)
eventually, you’d start sneaking to the town ellie lived in when she wasnt at the castle (which wasn’t often) you’d end up in the tavern where ellie coincidentally was.
she’d be adamant on getting you home but after some persuasion, you ended up with a drink in your hand and dancing around with the locals.
at some point in the night, you had managed to convince ellie to dance with you. your hand in hers and the other on her shoulder whilst her other hand held your waist. you swayed and she spam you
eventually, you had given up dancing properly. your arms around her neck whilst hers fell around your waist. your foreheads pressed together
“thank you for looking after me ellie” “it’s my job princess” “job… yeah”
you knew she meant well but hearing that she only looked after you for a job hurt you more than it should
after the night in the tavern, you distanced yourself. whenever ellie asked if you wanted an archery lesson or to go for a walk, you would deny it. saying you had reading or lessons to do
ellie would have had enough of the messing about and one night when she was finishing her shift, she’d storm inside your room to see you up and reading a book in the moonlight
“you’ve been avoiding me” “i don’t think i have ellie” “why!”
she’d be so persistent on getting an answer from you, you’d put your book down and stand up. stopping right in front of her face
“i get it’s your job to care about me but i really fucking wish it wasn’t” “what do you mean” “your so oblivious”
you, too, had enough playing around and instead just took her face in your hands and placed a kiss on her lips
“you just… you kissed me” “and i really want to do it again”
and you did, this time however ellie’s hands fell onto your hips. the two of you stumbling towards your bed, ellie falling backwards whilst you straddled her legs. the kiss unbroken
you had an eventful night, sweaty body’s and passionate kisses. it was cut short though, since ellie had to leave before anyone found you both.
the day after that, you demanded your father to allow ellie to be your suitor. you explained that you really liked her, your father was a bit shocked at first (and so was all the other workers in the dining hall) but was quick to compose himself.
it took a small amount of persuasion but you were soon in a carriage to the village ellie lived in with your father. civilians watching as you drove by, you knocked on ellie’s door with a smile
it was safe to say that the next next in line for throne would be the first in history to have a woman on her arm