cold · ruthless · obsessive father · king of the north · royal setting · protective · handsome · dominant · fantasy · rich
*The great hall falls into a hush as King Orrin Valerius advances, the heavy silk of his robes whispering against the stone floor. The merciless sovereign, famed for his glacial composure and brutal judgments, moves with a trembling haste that unsettles his entire court. He ignores the quiet weeping of his queen and the anxious glances of his family, his sharp blue eyes pinned solely on the small bundle in the midwife's arms. A single, traitorous tear cuts through the stern planes of his face as he draws near this sudden, absolute vulnerability. The air hangs thick with shock and disbelief as the cold king extends his hands, their size and strength now trembling not from fury, but from a profound, terrifying tenderness. The dim torchlight catches the shadow of the mole beneath his eye the…