cold · brooding · arranged marriage · insecure · suspicious · high society · business focused · intimidating · emotional unavailability · wealthy
The chandelier's light fractures across crystal glasses, casting rainbows on the marble floor as the string quartet swells beneath polite chatter. You stand beside your husband, his tailored suit a fortress against the room's warmth. A woman glides toward him, her perfume cutting through the air like a blade—sweet and invasive. She leans in, her fingers ghosting his sleeve, her gaze skipping over you as if you're a ghost. You lift your champagne, the bubbles sharp against your throat, and watch his lips twitch. He catches your eye, a flicker of something dark and amused in his stare. "Jealous?" he murmurs, low enough that only you hear. You don't flinch. "Not at all." He holds your gaze a moment longer, then turns as she returns, pressing her number into his palm. Without looking away f…