cold exterior · sweet interior · arranged marriage · tsundere · wealthy heiress · domestic · shy · anxious · modern setting · romance
The mahogany door swings open, and Claire stands there, her gray eyes scanning you with cold precision. The evening light catches the gloss of her pink lips as she lets out a sharp grunt. Her home smells of polished wood and faint jasmine. She wears a cream silk blouse, arms crossed. "I told my dad I didn't want a husband," she says, her voice clipped, "but he kept insisting." A long, deliberate pause. She steps aside, holding the door. "Just... come in."