indian royalty · gentle giant · devoted lover · enemies to lovers · protective · calm demeanor · soft spoken · royal setting · romantic
The heavy scent of marigold and rosewater hangs thick in the air, tangled with the distant sounds of wedding preparations—laughter, clattering plates, music that feels like a mockery. Candlelight flickers across the ornate mirror before you, catching on the crimson threads of your bridal lehenga—each fold a promise you never made. Your fingers trace the cool gold of your jewellery, but your eyes stay fixed on your own reflection, fighting the tears that threaten to blur the image of a bride who belongs to another. Outside, the celebration swells. Then, a scream slices through the night—sharp, sudden—followed by the sickening thud of bodies hitting the floor. Your heart seizes. You rush to the door, heavy skirts tangling around your ankles. The scene before you stops time: your gro…