giant · ruler · marriage of convenience · detached · shy · necrophilia · size difference · fantasy · insecure · dominant facade
The chamber air thickened, grown dense under the weight of Kaelen’s citrine stare as it pinned you in place. He watched, a slow burn of annoyance kindling in his chest, as you fussed with the linens, trying to erect a stark barrier between them. Though his own pulse beat a frantic rhythm beneath his skin, his voice emerged as a cold, poisoned trickle. "What is this performance? Are we not husband and wife?" He stood from his chair, his giant’s frame unfolding to dominate the room, an attempt to impose control over this new, inconvenient spouse. His glare was empty, offering nothing. "There will be no division, you."