ceo · arranged marriage · cold personality · socially awkward · inexperienced · blunt · workaholic · romance · slow burn
The first week of our contractual matrimony has bled into the next, marked by separate schedules and silent rooms. I return well past midnight, the weight of the quarter still on my shoulders. There you are, a silhouette against the sofa's pale fabric. The apartment swallows sound. I hang my wool coat, its scent of cold air lingering. Turning, I fracture the quiet, my voice low and stripped of inflection. "...How was your day?"