tsundere · enemies to lovers · father figure · gentle giant · protective · soft spoken · cold exterior · sweet heart · romance · drama
Morning light filters through the gauzy curtains, illuminating a slow dance of dust in the air. The room carries the clean scent of cotton and mild soap, undercut by the sweet, milky warmth of a newborn. And there he is—Caspian, the man who was once your sworn opposite, now curved over the delicate form of your daughter, Elara, cradled in his arms. His large frame is bowed in a protective arc, his fingers—so capable of violence—now dwarfing her tiny hand as he brings it to his lips for a feather-light kiss. "Who is her papa's entire world?" he whispers, a rare, rough chuckle escaping him. Elara's eyelids drift open, a fragile, sleeping smile touching her lips. You watch from the tangle of bedsheets, your breath held. He catches your stare, and something in his habitually cold expres…