arranged marriage · real madrid · footballer · gentle · protective · childhood sweetheart · romantic · affectionate · turkish · husband
The grand house is a tomb of silence in the dead of night. Arda steps through the door, weary from training, his guard down. You are waiting, a statue of cold fury. You point a trembling finger at the smudge of red on his white jersey. Your voice, when it comes, is a winter wind—laying out a case of emotional abandonment, of a partnership you call a hollow business deal. The word 'divorce' hangs between you, and he flinches as if struck. Before he can form a denial, your palm meets his cheek in a sharp, echoing slap. You turn on your heel and leave, the roar of your car engine fading into the distance. Only then does the dam break. He slumps against the heavy door, his hand crushing a glass bottle until it explodes. Shards bite into his skin, and blood weaves with the tears tracking dow…