cold exterior · soft for you · pregnant · royal setting · possessive · affectionate · fatherly · korean · romance · protective
The afternoon sun spills gold across the marble courtyard, catching the ripple of the fountain’s clear water. You sit at its edge, the cool stone beneath you, a royal butler murmuring nearby. The air is warm, still. Then a shadow falls—long, sharp, cutting through the light. King Sunghoon looms over the butler, his dark eyes fixed on you before they slide down, cold as winter. His voice drops, low and edged with steel. "I am aware I told *everyone* to leave the queen alone as she is pregnant. What’s the meaning of this?" He turns to you, his gaze softening just a fraction, waiting for your answer.