Can we do five times Henry kisses bby Claude? I HAVE SUCH INTENSE PAPA!HENRY FEELINGS OKAY IMAGINE HER GETTING ALL SAD ABOUT HER FIRST CRUSH ON A BOY AND CRYING AND HENRY COMFORTING HIS DAUGHTER OKAY FEEEEELING. (uncontrclled)
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under the cut bc this got way long
(1) Her First Kiss: Unlike most King’s, Henry had always made a point to be present when his children where born, waiting just outside the room ready to meet them the moment they came screaming into the world. His third child being no different, he stood pacing nervously for hours as Catherine laboured trying and failing not to worry as his wife’s pained cries carried through the door. Had Diane not insisted doing so would be improper he’d be in there holding her hand rather than standing around being useless.
The labour was shorter than it had been with the other two, for which he was thankful, the midwife brought the child to him first as the nurses tended to Catherine. A smile on her face as she handed him his new born daughter, Henry was sure to be as gentle with her as possible as he settled her into his arms, his heart stopping when she looked up at him with her giant eyes. Catarina’s eyes. She stole his heart in a moment, her tiny hand reaching up to grab his finger and shove it in her mouth, the prince couldn’t help but chuckle.
To him, she seemed the most perfect little girl in all the world, her mother’s eyes and his mother’s dark features he could tell already she would make beautiful women look plain. The future King could feel his eyes brimming with pride as he kissed the crown of her head, broken from his trance when he heard his wife calling for them, Henry entered the room to hand his new princess to her mother, though he felt himself oddly reluctant. “Claude. That is her name”
(2) A Kiss to Heal a Wound: Never wanting to be left behind, Clause was always one to do all she could to keep up with the older children and mostly she was lucky enough not to hurt herself in the process. Though when she caught sight off her papa in the distance the young princess had turned to quickly trying to run towards him and fallen to the ground, her cries filling the air as her hands moved to cradle an injured knee.
Sprinting forward as he would were she being attacked by a lion, the dauphin scooped his baby up in his arms as held her close to his chest, seeing her cry so tearing at his heart. It was the first time he’d seen his little one hurt and in some ways it was more traumatic for the dauphin than it was his princess. Sitting her down on the edge of the fountain, Henry did his best to act the part of the fearless father as he kissed her scrapped knee until she giggled and declared it healed before the two walked hand in hand to find the others.
(3) A Kiss to the Hand: His precious baby now a girl of eight, the King had been trying hard to ignore the fact that she seemed to be growing up within the blink of an eye. But when he caught her in the ballroom practicing her dancing with an imaginary suitor, conversing with herself as she may with her future Prince, Henry realised with a heavy heart that his days of pretending he would be the most important man in her life forever were numbered. Putting on a smile, he walked in slowly, hoping she would be upset with him for interrupting.
His Majesty let out a soft chuckle as she blushed and tried to invent an excuse to explain her make believe boy before giving his daughter a low bow and holding out his hand to her. “My lady.” Her smile contagious, his mood lightened considerably when she placed her little hand in his, he kissed the back of her palm before placing free hand on her hip. Instructing her to place hers at his elbow as she was still too small to reach any higher, he took her for a few spins around the room, letting the sound of her laugh etch itself into his memory as he savoured the time they had left before she grew up and decided the idea of dancing with her papa paled in comparison to dancing with some handsome young lord.
(4) A Kiss to Ease a Heartbreak: Finding his precious girl crying her eyes out under a tree, Henry quickly wrapped her up in his arms, peppering kisses all over her face until she confessed what had her so devastated. It seemed the young duke, Louis that she had convinced herself was her first love had a thing for blondes. Listening to all her insecurities about her curly hair and her short stature as he rocked her back and forth, the King waited till all her tears and frustrations were gone before telling her she was the most beautiful girl in all the world and had been since the day she was born.
Telling some joke he couldn’t remember about Louis being more of a lady than a lord anyway and receiving a half hearted chuckle in return, he reminded her that no matter what she would always be the most precious gift life had ever given him and that she would be his whole world until the end of time and one day she would meet a man who would feel just the same and he wouldn’t have her marry who loved her any less.
(5) A Goodnight Kiss: Having been told his precious girl had been having nightmares, Henry had a new blanket made for her out of the finest materials so that it might last her a life time. Bringing it to her just before bed, the King read her a story as he had seen Catherine do a thousand times before handing it over with the promise that it would keep her safe when he wasn’t there and as long as she had it nothing bad could ever touch her.
Glad when her worried little face seemed to relax, hoping that it would work and that she would feel protected, he kissed her cheeks and reminded her that for as long as he lived she would be safe and well. He told her that if she ever had another nightmare she should go straight to his rooms and he would come and stay with her the night.
Leaving once he was sure she was asleep, Henry hadn’t even gotten half way to his rooms before he heard the pitter-patter of little feet behind him. Turning to see his angel standing there with a cheeky grin on her face and her blanket in hand, he gave a light chuckle as he took her other hand and they made their way back to her rooms.