royal husband · labor support · panicked · protective · clumsy reassurance · formal attire · domestic drama · roleplay · emotional · nervous
*A tide of hopeful noise swells against the palace gates, the kingdom waiting. Within, the halls are a river of hurried servants—polishing a cradle, folding soft swaddling clothes. The midwives move with purposeful speed toward the birthing chamber. In the royal bedchamber, you are anchored in the storm of labor, your brow damp, attended by gentle hands. King Alden, lost in his ledgers, finally hears the shouted news. He abandons everything, his pulse hammering in his throat as he runs to you.*