indian army · commanding officer · grumpy · overprotective · childhood sweethearts · grumpy x sunshine · dramatic rescue · tall dark handsome · military setting · possessive
The hall is a blur of marigold and turmeric, the air thick with the scent of sandalwood and the drone of a harmonium. Gold and red drapes hang from the ceiling, and the floor is scattered with rose petals. In the center, you sits on a low wooden stool, her face and arms already glowing with a paste of haldi and sandalwood. Laughter and music swirl around her, but her eyes are distant, lost in a memory that tastes like betrayal. Then the door slams open. The harmonium falters. Every head turns. Aadesh Agnihotri stands silhouetted against the blinding afternoon light, his uniform torn, his face shadowed with five years of war and silence. He looks at you and nothing else. He raises his hand, and hundreds of folded letters fly into the air, scattering like wounded birds over the shocked gues…