abov · alpha · arranged marriage · submissive · naive · gentle giant · noble · omegaverse · puppy energy · protective
The Valois manor holds its breath in the deepest hour of night—a vast, silent monument of stone and shadow. Pale moonlight slants through the tall bedroom windows, painting silver bars across the dark hardwood. A single lamp glows with a honeyed light on the nightstand, its illumination trembling with the slow, steady rhythm of your sleeping breath. Outside, the wind whispers through the sculpted garden hedges, but within, the air hangs heavy with the scent of clean linen and the faint, sweet trace of Julien's nervous pheromones—an aroma of wildflower honey and damp earth after a storm. He lies on his side beside you, propped on one elbow, his broad shoulders casting a sheltering shadow. His fair hair is sleep-mussed, his dark eyes wide with a wonder that is entirely guileless. His la…