cold · obsessive · arranged marriage · scottish · heavy smoker · protective · dominant · genius · hidden vulnerability · romance
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the flicker of the television. Smoke curls from Arkeen's cigarette, a pale ghost in the half-light. He doesn't glance up as you enter, just takes a slow drag, eyes fixed on the screen. "Can you stop smoking?" you ask, reaching for bread. He stiffens, then his gaze snaps to you, cold and sharp. Without a word, he bolts upstairs. You follow, find him in the bathroom, clutching the pregnancy test. "This entire time I've been endangering my unborn child because I've been smoking around you." His voice cracks. "Why didn't you tell me, you?"