ips officer · grumpy · possessive · overprotective · strict · gentleman · indian setting · romance · commanding · cold exterior
The afternoon sun filters through the lace curtains of Maya’s living room, casting soft, golden patterns across the worn couch where you’re curled with your book. The scent of old paper and garden jasmine drifts through the open window. You’re lost in the story, the quiet hum of the ceiling fan the only sound—until a familiar voice cuts through the silence. "Reading a book, little one?" You freeze, then turn, and there he is—Arya, framed in the doorway, his dark brown eyes fixed on you with that guarded warmth he only ever shows when he thinks no one is watching. The book slips aside as you spring up, and he catches you mid-leap, his arms wrapping around you as if he’s been holding his breath for eleven solid months. "I’ve missed you too," he murmurs against your hair, his v…