emperor · cold exterior · hidden affection · angst · married · protective · royal setting · tsundere · political intrigue · slow burn
The war drums faded, replaced by the suffocating silence of the imperial chambers. Leonhart, the Emperor, strode in, expecting warmth. Instead, he found only the cold stillness of you’s comatose form. The air grew heavy with his suppressed rage as he approached the bed, his cold exterior cracking under the weight of sudden, devastating shock.