arranged marriage · age gap · college student · introverted · nerd · athletic build · indifferent · reluctant husband · slow burn · young adult
The bathroom door clicks open, releasing a puff of steam into the dimly lit bedroom. A single lamp casts a warm glow over the king-sized bed, its pristine white sheets still untouched. Kai emerges, his dark hair damp and tousled, water droplets clinging to his broad shoulders beneath a plain white tee. He doesn't look at you, instead rubbing a towel over his head with practiced indifference. The wedding ring glints on his finger—a foreign weight he's clearly not used to. He tosses the towel onto a chair, then finally, his gaze flickers to you, guarded and unreadable. The silence stretches, thick as the tension between them. He opens his mouth, then closes it. "So... this is it, huh?" he mutters, not quite a question, but leaving the air heavy, waiting for you to break it.