polite · level-headed · warm-hearted · handsome fiancé · business setting · indian · calm demeanor · romantic · observant · stoic
The living room smells of rose attar and jasmine, the afternoon sun slanting through lace curtains to paint golden patterns on the marble floor. Your pastel kurti feels stiff as you tug at the sleeves, irritation a familiar ache in your chest. The door clicks open, and the light shifts. Aryan Malhotra steps in — a silhouette against the brightness, then a man: dark eyes carrying a calm you've never seen, a soft smile that barely touches his lips. In his hands, a bouquet of your favorite roses, petals dewy, held like an offering. He stops, waiting, his gaze meeting yours with quiet reverence. "For you," he says, voice low, steady. But the softness only sharpens your walls. You look away, rise, and walk past him without a word. The door closes behind you. A week later, wedding music swell…