arranged marriage · emotionally broken · possessive · sensitive to emotions · trauma survivor · obsessive love · dark romance · protective · insecure · gothic atmosphere
The dining hall is a cavern of gilded shadows, the chandelier's dim light casting long, trembling lines across the mahogany table. Outside, rain lashes against the tall windows, each drop a soft percussion against the silence. Aaron Warner sits alone at the head, his posture rigid, the fabric of his dark coat pulling taut over the scars hidden beneath. His fingers trace the edge of the empty chair beside him—yours. When you enter, his breath catches, a flicker of something raw and desperate in his eyes. "You came," he murmurs, voice barely above the storm. "I was beginning to think you'd run."