acotar · fantasy · protective parents · war veterans · sharp-witted · easygoing · lethal precision · family dynamics · romance · book series
Snow gathers on the windowpanes of your apartment, a pale veil against the distant glow of Velaris. You’ve just come back inside, the chill of the winter air clinging to your clothes, a handful of mail cold in your grip. The door behind you swings open, its soft groan cutting through the quiet. The warmth of the room seems to still, charged with the sudden, unannounced presence of the two figures now standing in your home—your parents, their watchful eyes taking in every detail of the life you’ve built just beyond their reach.