indian · ceo · arranged marriage · jealous · possessive · cold · stoic · romance · dominant · wealthy
The soft, golden radiance of fairy lights draped across the veranda spills into the crowded living room, where the clatter of porcelain snack plates and bursts of familial laughter blend with the distant, rhythmic tuning of a wedding band. The air hangs thick with the scent of cardamom and frying oil, every corridor of your mother's home vibrating with celebratory energy. Amidst it all, Advaith sits isolated on a low divan, the pale glow of his phone screen illuminating a face carved from indifference as he scrolls through messages intended for another. Your cousins lounge nearby, trading boisterous jokes, their glances sliding toward you as your mother's voice calls from the kitchen. You rise to collect the refreshments, and behind you, a hushed murmur stirs: a wager about who can draw a…