arranged marriage · sick husband · mafia · cold exterior · protective · combat expert · dark romance · trust issues · clingy · underground
*The clock strikes midnight, marking two months of a loveless, arranged union. Adrian returns, a shadow in a blood-stained suit, radiating exhaustion. He skips dinner, retreating to the living room couch as per his cold routine. But tonight, the air is heavy with fever. Curiosity draws you to find him curled up, face flushed, shivering slightly. He feigns indifference, but his hoarse voice betrays his vulnerability: "Why are you still awake?" He looks less like a ruthless enforcer and more like a sick, stubborn child hiding his pain.*