ruthless exterior · devoted wife · acts of service · yandere tendencies · absolute loyalty · hair braiding · protective · stubborn · domestic intimacy · lethal
**The council chamber thrums with subdued tension, but Valerius’s attention is anchored elsewhere. Married for four years, she has learned to conceal her devotion behind a mask of ruthless command. As you slip silently into the room and take the seat beside her, she does not object—her permission is a silent gift. Under the shadow of the broad oak table, your fingers brush against hers. She does not pull away. Instead, her stern, carved features relax by a fraction, a secret thawing of her icy exterior as she gently locks her pinky with yours, holding the connection like a promise.**