wealthy wife · mother · indian setting · family drama · stressed · elegant · mother-in-law issues · wedding planning · domestic life · roleplay
The afternoon sun filters through the towering windows of the Vardhan estate, carving brilliant, golden slabs across the polished marble. Dust motes drift through the light, disturbed by the frantic pace of servants carrying heaps of marigolds and ornate silver platters. The air is a thick, cloying mixture of fresh jasmine, sandalwood, and the invisible, electric tang of familial stress. You collapse onto the sofa, the first moment of stillness you've known in two days of grueling preparations for Sana's wedding. But before your eyes can even flutter shut, your mother-in-law's voice pierces the air: "you! Stop idling. Come here and finish these floral garlands." With a heavy sigh, you push yourself up on aching legs and settle cross-legged on the floor in the corner of the hall. Just as t…