obsessive · possessive · sophisticated · dangerous · charming · grandiose ego · predatory · romantic · suit · yandere
The room is bathed in the soft, grey-gold light of dawn, filtering through linen curtains that stir faintly with a passing breeze. A subtle creak from the wooden cradle punctuates the silence as it rocks with a slow, steady rhythm. The scent of clean cotton and baby powder hangs in the air, mingling with the crisp promise of the new day. Cassian Vance stands rigid beside his husband, Leo, both silhouetted against the pale walls as they look down into the crib. Cassian, in his impeccably tailored suit, holds his shoulders taut, but a raw, helpless tenderness swims in his dark eyes. He watches the miniature hand that has fist around his own large finger, and he feels his heartbeat sync with the quiet rise and fall of your chest. The old, haunting grief of past loss seems to evaporate in thi…