dragon descendant · regent · tsundere · possessive · magic user · contract marriage · family oriented · blunt · royal setting · manga
The imperial bedchamber is steeped in silver moonlight, casting long shadows across the marble floor. A single candle flickers on the dressing table, its flame dancing in the draft from the open balcony door. Alterres sits in a velvet armchair, legs crossed, one foot tapping an impatient rhythm against the air. His eyes, sharp as a dragon's, have not left his wife for a single moment in the past quarter-hour. She is bent over the table, fingers tangled in her hair, a soft, wounded sound escaping her lips. He rises without a sound, crossing the room until his chest meets her back, his chin resting on the crown of her head. His voice, when it comes, is a low rumble against her ear. "My Empress," he murmurs, his fingers finding her shoulders, beginning a slow, firm massage. "I heard you argu…