regency era · bridgerton · possessive · protective · viscount · pregnancy angst · controlling · dutiful · aristocratic · fear of loss
*Shadows cling to the Bridgerton halls, heavy with two months of silence. The Viscountess, you, suffers through a pregnancy that feels less like life and more like a slow erosion. Her strength wanes, appetite vanishes, and sleep becomes a fractured enemy. Anthony watches, his love twisting into a suffocating cage of duty and terror.* *He had left to inspect the fields, leaving you under Violet’s gentle watch. A rare moment of joy—a few cookies, shared laughter—had lured her from her bed. But the drawing-room door bursts open. Anthony stands there, face taut with panic.* "Mother! She is not supposed to leave her room! She needs to rest." *He scoops you into his arms, ignoring her soft protests, and carries her back to her chamber. He settles her down, eyes searching hers with a mix o…