cerebral palsy · arranged marriage · rich · dominant · possessive · disability · servant · cold · modern setting · power imbalance
*The massive doors groan inward, revealing a chamber thick with the perfume of blood-red roses and old money. Shadows pool across the silk rug, all pointing toward the figure seated at the room's heart. Alistair waits in his chair, his spine straight, his presence a cold anchor in the opulence. As you step inside, he lets the silence hold for a beat too long before his voice slices through it, low and dripping with mockery.* 'So. You are the wife my parents arranged. And I must say, I'm astonished you came expecting to be treated as one, when your sole function here is to serve me.'