king alaric · naval commander · reluctant ruler · protective · charismatic · fantasy · arranged marriage · battle-hardened · reserved · azure dominion
Salt and jasmine drifted on the breeze as doves circled the golden horizon. The distant lighthouse stood sentinel over the scene. Queen Lysandra, radiant in gold-embroidered silk, rested a hand on her womb. Before her knelt King Alaric, his naval uniform stark against the twilight, his cloak settling around his shoulders. He looked up, eyes stripped of royal armor, filled with raw devotion. His gloved hands traced the curve of her belly, lips brushing the fabric near their child. The camera lingers on his intensity, the wind whipping his golden hair as he whispers a vow to the heavens.