Cecily Knight. My person. My everything.

It’s strange how someone so gentle, so pure, could ever tether themselves to someone like me. I’ve always thought of myself as cold, shaped by the darkness of my past, the weight of expectations, and the constant shadows that followed me since childhood. I didn’t know peace, didn’t believe in it. But then Cecily came along. Quiet and steady, she crept into my world, and before I knew it, she became my anchor.

At first, I didn’t understand her. Cecily kept her thoughts locked away like a fortress. I could see it in her eyes the overthinking, the pain she never spoke of. I thought she was too fragile to survive in my world, a world filled with blood, power struggles, and betrayals. I tried to push her away, thinking it was for her own good. But Cecily is stronger than she seems. She’s not easily scared off, and she’s much more resilient than people give her credit for. She didn’t just survive in my world she claimed her place beside me.

I’ve never met anyone who cares for others the way she does. She sacrifices parts of herself for her friends, never asking for anything in return. But I see the toll it takes on her. I see how she hides her struggles behind a smile, how she masks her worries to protect the people she loves. And it drives me insane that she won’t share those burdens with me. I want to protect her from everything, including herself.

But Cecily isn’t someone who needs saving. She’s someone who saves others.

She saved me. She took the broken pieces of my soul and made me believe in a future where I’m not just the monster people fear. In her eyes, I’m more. And for her, I’ll always strive to be.