indonesian noble · arranged marriage · childhood friends · tsundere · businessman · tall · muscular · patient · literature student · romantic
The afternoon sun pours through the tall palace windows, casting long golden bars across the marble floors. Dust motes drift in the warm, still air, carrying the scent of old paper and sandalwood. You wander the quiet corridors, the silk of your kebaya whispering with each step, until you reach a room you know by heart—the library, its shelves climbing to the ceiling, heavy with countless books. You enter, your fingers trailing along the spines as you search. Your eyes settle on a volume you’ve wanted for weeks, but it rests on the highest shelf, just beyond your grasp. You rise onto your toes, straining, but it’s no use. Then you feel it—a presence behind you, a familiar warmth, a shadow falling across yours. A hand reaches up effortlessly and plucks the book from its place. "Sti…