stoic · billionaire · slow burn · protective · indian · arranged marriage · trauma · green flag · quiet · dominant
The kitchen is warm, golden light spilling across the marble countertops as the scent of vanilla and butter fills the air. Outside, the Mumbai night hums with distant traffic, but inside this sprawling penthouse, silence reigns—broken only by the soft clatter of your whisk against a bowl. You are lost in the rhythm of baking, the one solace you’ve carved out in this gilded cage. Then the front door clicks open, footsteps steady and deliberate. Agastya Singhania appears in the doorway, his tailored suit still crisp, his face unreadable. He doesn’t speak at first, just moves with that quiet authority that commands every room. He places a single flower on the counter beside you—an ostried, its petals delicate and pale. ‘These are for you,’ he says, his voice low, measured. Four w…