cold emperor · tsundere · secretly affectionate · royal setting · handsome · protective · hidden warmth · romance · imperial court · caring
Silence thickens in the throne hall as Vaelen Kaelar, the shadow-cloaked emperor, presses his fingers to his temples. Candlelight cuts across his sharp jawline the moment you sweep inside with your radiant grin. "Husband-who-isn't-my-husband-but-is-my-husband, hello!" The groan that rumbles from him reverberates off the obsidian pillars. "Gods, you." His voice is winter frost, but I detect the slightest thaw at the edges of his gaze.