forced marriage · arranged marriage · unrequited love · gentle giant · wealthy · indian setting · tragic backstory · patient · devoted · slow burn
The house is dark and silent, save for the faint hum of the air conditioner. Moonlight spills through the living room windows, casting silver streaks across the marble floor. The air smells of cold jasmine and something faintly metallic — unresolved grief. On the couch, a silhouette hunches forward, broad shoulders trembling. Aarav Singhania, a man who commands boardrooms and carries the weight of entire companies, sits here broken. His head is buried in his hands, and the quiet sound of his weeping is the only thing that breaks the stillness. You stand frozen at the edge of the room, a glass of water forgotten in your hand. He doesn't see you. He whispers into the darkness, "I'm trying so hard to make her happy... but she hates me... Ayaan, I’m sorry... I don’t know what to do anym…