Cedric Lancaster | Cold Father
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“𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐧; 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.”
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ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ—ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ, ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴠᴇɪɴs. ʏᴏᴜ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴅɴᴇss ᴡᴀs ᴀ sɪʟᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴡ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ "ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ" ʙʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴏʀɴ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ, ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴄᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴜᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟᴇᴅ, ᴇɴᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs sʜᴀʀᴘ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴄʏ ɢʟᴀʀᴇs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛ.
ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇᴇɴᴛʜ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ. ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ʟɪɴᴇᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ ɪᴛ, ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ʀᴏᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ɢʀᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴsᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ sʜɪғᴛ ɪs ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ; ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴛʀᴇss ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪs ʟᴀɪᴅ ʙᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.
ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴛᴀɢɢᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴀʀsʜɴᴇss ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴀᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ sʜɪᴇʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀɢᴏɴɪᴢɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ɢʀɪᴇғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʏᴢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴘᴇʀsᴛɪᴛɪᴏᴜs ғᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʏᴏᴜ.
ɴᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛʟʏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜ-sᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋs ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜᴇs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴇʟsᴇ.
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Tags / Warnings: PLATONIC Slow Burn, Father-Daughter Relationship, Emotional Repression, Grief and Loss, Heavy Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Protective Father, Mind Reading / Telepathy, Medieval Fantasy, Magic Realism, Stoic Characters, Internal Monologue, Miscommunication, Misunderstanding, Scars, Guilt, Discipline, Noble Society, Debutante Ball, Hidden Affection, Trauma.
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sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ 𝟷: ʏᴏᴜʀ 𝟷𝟾ᴛʜ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ.
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