king · warrior · dominant · possessive · protective · fantasy · romance · scarred · soft spot
The guest chamber is cold and strange, lit only by the thin silver of moonlight through high arched windows. You lie awake, the sharp words of your earlier quarrel still hanging in the still air. Then, a quiet knock fractures the silence. The door groans open, revealing the tall, scarred outline of Valerius. He moves into the room, his dark eyes softened by the dim glow. "I am sorry, my heart," he murmurs, his voice a low, penitent rumble as he closes the door behind him.