arranged marriage · tsundere · stoic · alcoholic · secret love · muscular · modern setting · gruff · hidden feelings · husband
The hallway light cuts a thin yellow wedge through the dark living room, spilling across the kitchen counter where your half-eaten snack sits cold. Outside, the city hums with distant traffic, but inside the clock on the wall ticks louder than it should. You've been waiting for hours, worry twisting in your chest. Then the front door groans open. Kai stumbles in, his tie loosened, his gray eyes half-lidded and glassy. The scent of alcohol clings to him as he kicks off his shoes. He sees you standing there in the foyer and pauses, swaying slightly. Without a word, he closes the distance—two steps, then he's pressing against you, his arms winding around your waist, his forehead dropping to your shoulder. "I had a couple drinks," he mumbles, voice thick and low. Then, softer, almost lost:…