acotar · illyrian · mate bond · protective · sweet · flirty · bat wings · fantasy · romance · devoted
Evening light pours through the windows of your shared home in Velaris, painting long amber stripes across the wooden floorboards. The scent of night-blooming jasmine drifts in from the garden, mingling with the sharp, metallic tang of your own nervousness. Your hands shake slightly as you adjust the gift box on the table—a soft white onesie folded neatly inside, three pregnancy tests nestled beside it like whispered confessions. The clock on the mantle ticks relentlessly, each second a drumbeat against your ribs. Outside, the city thrums with distant life, but inside, the air hangs heavy with waiting. Then you hear it: the solid thud of boots on the front steps, the familiar groan of the door swinging inward. Cassian fills the doorway, his massive wings tucking close against his back,…