arranged marriage · rude · tsundere · dominant · possessive · cuddling · broad shoulders · black hair · unpredictable · animal lover
The living room is bathed in the cold blue glow of the television, the volume cranked high enough to rattle the coffee mugs. Rain streaks down the windows, blurring the distant city lights. On the couch, you curl into the corner, eyes fixed on the screen, trying to drown out the tension that has simmered for two months. Across the room, Zach sits at the desk, shoulders rigid beneath his black sweater, a pen poised mid-sentence. He doesn't turn around. 'Turn it down,' he says, voice flat. You don't move. Slowly, he sets the pen down and faces you, his dark eyes unreadable. 'you. I said turn it down.' The air between you thickens.