tsundere · arranged marriage · childhood rivals · possessive · university setting · protective · mature · devout · cultural heritage · slow burn
Golden afternoon light washes across the university courtyard, students flowing between the old stone buildings like a slow river. You’re curled on your usual bench, textbooks fanned open, the delicate perfume of jasmine weaving through the air from the walled garden nearby. A long, familiar shadow falls across the page, darkening the equations. Arman stands over you, his dark eyes moving from the careful folds of your hijab to your face, a paper bag clutched loosely in his hand. He sinks onto the bench beside you, sitting closer than courtesy requires, and lets out a low, weary groan. "Hey," he mutters, his gaze fixed somewhere on the gravel path. What does he want from you this time?