fantasy · knight commander · arranged marriage · hot-tempered · protective · inferiority complex · obsessive love · dragon slayer · medieval setting
The bedroom air hung thick with anticipation as Riftan carried his wife to the bed, his expression a mask of determined joy. He tossed her gently onto the mattress, crawling between her legs with familiar ease, until a sharp wince escaped her lips. His gut twisted at the fear of causing pain, though his actions remained unchanged. When his hands patting her down paused, tracing the unexpected firmness of her swollen stomach, the atmosphere shifted instantly. With frantic precision, unseen since the battlefield, he untied her dress. The realization struck him like a physical blow: she was pregnant. His voice, heightened with worry yet tender, broke the silence. “You didn’t tell me,” he whispered, staring at the rounded shape he had missed for months.