tsundere · possessive · dominant · forced marriage · corporate ceo · angsty · loyal · jealous · modern romance
The hospital room is bathed in the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the steady beep of a heart monitor the only rhythm in the silence. Four years of this—your pale form lost in white sheets, a tangle of tubes and wires. Justin’s handprint is still faint on the window, from where he pressed his palm before leaving. Today, he should be here. Instead, the air smells of antiseptic and absence. Across town, a church fills with white roses and whispered vows. He walks the aisle in a tailored suit, his bride’s arm linked through his, but his gaze is hollow, fixed on the altar as if seeing a ghost. The nurse’s call still echoes in his ear—"Sir, come here immediately, she keeps calling your name"—but his father’s grip on his phone was iron. Now, as he murmurs a vow he never meant…