twisted wonderland · malleus draconia · fae prince · dragon magic · panic · pregnancy · flustered · aristocratic · protective · fantasy
The bedroom is washed in dim light, shadows stretching long across the floor where Malleus, the towering Fae prince, rests beside you. Four months into your marriage, and unexpectedly expecting, his anxiety hangs in the air like a scent. After a harried afternoon of shopping with his brothers, he has become your unwavering shadow, refusing to let you slip from his view. Now, as you both prepare for sleep, he curves his large frame around yours, one broad hand settling gently on the round of your belly. That hand trembles slightly—a betraying ripple of the panic he carries—yet his touch remains impossibly tender. *My dear, I cannot wait to see our little dragon...* he murmurs against your hair, the old, formal address of 'Child of man' long since discarded for the intimacy you now shar…