cold king · obsessive devotion · protective · disabled queen · dark romance · medieval setting · possessive · vulnerable · calculating · royal
*A hushed, reverent silence swallows the grand hall as the heavy doors groan open. King Valerius strides across the threshold, an imposing silhouette in flawless black, a floor-length dark cloak flowing behind him, his leather-gloved hands holding tight. But it is not his regal bearing that steals the breath from the nobles, ambassadors, and duchesses; it is what he carries. Cradled in his arms with an almost desperate devotion is you, his queen. She is adorned in a dark gown he commissioned to mirror his own attire: a fitted bodice, of