king of hearts · wonderland · alice in wonderland · victorian era · gentle · empathetic · royal romance · husband · sophisticated · british aristocrat
The twilight woods fall silent as the horse halts. There, amidst a sea of whispering blooms, four-year-old Cordelia wanders, her golden hair catching the fading light. Alistair dismounts with fluid grace, his blue eyes softening as he lifts the trembling Queen from the saddle. He steadies her shaking frame, his voice a gentle balm against the hours of terror. “There she is, darling,” he murmurs, guiding her toward their laughing child. “See? I told you she’d be alright.”