The beginning of doubt is here!
Thank you so much for everyone who showed interest and love in this fic <3 I ended up also cross-posting this in Tumblr due to demands! I didn't expect to see quite a number of xReader enthusiasts in this fandom IN that app, tbh. I guess I forgot my roots in tumblr, considering how I became xReader writer after my BTS writing days in tumblr lol
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Knock, knock.
"Are you ready yet, love?"
(Y/n) slightly turned her head, trying her best not to disrupt the maid working on her makeup. Not that it mattered much, since everyone in the room stopped everything they were doing to bow to the extremely handsome man standing right in the doorway.
"Almost, dear. You know this takes time," she answered with a smile.
Alberu Crossman, the Emperor of the Roan Empire, one of the major Heroes during the war 2 years ago, and her one and only husband, chuckled. His eyes gazed softly at her, but he made no move to approach. Instead, he leaned on the door sill.
"You're already so gorgeous, though."
(Y/n) would've scoffed if her maids weren't there.
With a wave from her hand, her maids quickly resumed their work. She wasn't lying when she said she was almost done. It only took her maids another 2-3 minutes before they stepped back.
"Thank you. You may leave now," she told them with a gentle smile.
"Yes, Your Majesty," they curtsied at her before curtsying at Alberu. "We excuse ourselves, Your Majesty, the Emperor."
"Yes, thank you for attending to my wife."
"It was our honor, Your Majesty."
(Y/n) noticed the small smiles on her maids. Other people might think that perhaps they fancied the Emperor, but she knew better.
Having a commoner background herself, she was very close to her maids, in addition to her ladies-in-waiting. They were most probably amused and giddy due to the fact that the Emperor, the most noble person in the Empire, was very openly affectionate with his wife.
It definitely wasn't the norm with the previous Kings of the Roan Kingdom. But Emperor Alberu Crossman was in love with his wife and he wasn't scared of showing it. Not after everything they went through.
She stood up and approached Alberu who immediately put his hands on her waist.
"You're very beautiful," Alberu murmured, gently pressing his lips to her temple.
"My maids did a wonderful job, didn't they?"
"They only highlighted what's already there, love."
She slapped his arm playfully. His compliments always made her heart flutter, especially since she knew Alberu meant every single one of them.
"Let's go now, we shouldn't be late."
(Y/n) held onto Alberu's arm, letting him escort her to the Grand Hall where the ball was being held.
The celebration ball was the last part of a week-long annual festival celebrating the Empire's birth and the end of the war. This year was only the second celebration, but also the first one that she supervised immediately as the Empress. (Y/n) had only married Alberu shortly after the first anniversary of the Empire, after all.
Therefore, it was imperative that she was on time and everything had to go smoothly. Thank goodness the ball was held in the Main Palace's Grand Hall (which Alberu built very grandly after the Palace's collapse).
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