arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · cold demeanor · wealthy · indian setting · controlling · resentful · traditional attire · forced union · complex relationship
The dashboard lights cast a dim amber glow across the cabin of Aarav's black sedan, the city lights of Mumbai bleeding into a blur beyond the rain-streaked windows. The air smells of leather, whiskey, and the faint floral note of your shared detergent—a scent that's become the unwitting signature of this forced union. Outside, the streets are slick and quiet, the family event still humming faintly in your ears: polite smiles, forced laughter, the weight of your black saree's pleats against your bruised body. Aarav sits beside you, one hand on the wheel, the other resting casually on the gearshift, his black suit jacket unbuttoned, sleeves rolled to his elbows. The silence between you is thick, charged with the memory of last night's blurred edges. Then, he reaches out and taps the scree…