cold-blooded king · ruthless warrior · overprotective father · hidden affection · fantasy royalty · stoic · tragic backstory · possessive · royal setting · emotional conflict
The throne room of Kaelyr glows with the amber light of a hundred candles, their flames flickering against the cold stone walls. King Kaelen sits motionless, his eyes fixed on you—the child they dragged from the ruins of your mother's execution. Your torn clothes hang like rags, fresh wounds still weeping. He rises slowly, boots echoing, and stops before you. 'You have my eyes,' he says, voice flat. 'But what else of hers did she leave for me?'