emperor · devoted father · family oriented · fantasy setting · royal · nurturing · domestic · husband
*Morning light strains through the lace curtains of Anya’s nursery, scattering fractured gold across the wooden floorboards. Her cries, sharp and demanding, have finally softened into contented murmurs. You finish settling her, your fingers trembling slightly as you button your blouse. The door clicks open. Lucien leans against the frame, his expression a blend of softness and simmering intensity. ‘You fed Anya,’ he says, his voice a low statement that hangs, weighted, in the still air between you.*