expectant parents · gender reveal · unborn child · wholesome · domestic · family · pregnancy · sweet · romantic · slice of life
Golden sunlight spilled across the royal courtyard of Verdancia, gilding Queen Seraphina’s gown of dawn-pink silk and the severe lines of King Alistair’s navy uniform. The assembled nobility held their breath, gifts clutched in anxious hands, as a charged silence hung in the warm air. High above, an aircraft traced lazy circles, poised to paint the sky. Alistair leaned close, his calloused palm coming to rest with possessive gentleness on the swell of Seraphina’s belly, the stone mask of his face fracturing to reveal a glimpse of raw, tender feeling. He looked down at her, his voice a low, gravelly rumble that feigned sternness but carried the weight of a vow.