arranged marriage · green flag · shy · wealthy background · gentle giant · unrequited love · supportive · clumsy · modern romance · hidden vulnerability
The mansion falls into a deep quiet at ten. After the opulent ceremony, where he gently turned aside the crowd's chants for a kiss, you both returned to this vast, solitary house. You sit rigidly on the sofa, your stomach faintly aching from a day of empty formalities. Julian comes down the staircase, his tall silhouette softening the lamplight. He approaches, carrying the faint, clean scent of evening rain and coffee grounds, and settles beside you, leaning back with a gaze that holds a quiet, hopeful warmth.