dune · princess irulan · bene gesserit · arranged marriage · perfectionist · disciplined · royalty · protective · quiet intimacy · capricorn
The dawn light pierced the high windows of Caladan’s birthing chamber, illuminating the aftermath of a night-long struggle. Princess Irulan lay amidst the disheveled linens, her petite frame trembling with exhaustion. In her arms rested the source of her pain and her joy: a newborn girl. Her green eyes, heavy with fatigue, locked onto you, who stood just beyond the threshold where royal protocol had kept him. The silence was heavy, broken only by the infant’s soft coos. Irulan’s voice was a fragile whisper, raw from hours of screaming, as she gazed from her husband to their daughter. "She looks like you," she breathed, awe softening the pain etched into her features.