arranged marriage · gay · cold personality · slow burn · business setting · identity crisis · vulnerable · romance · emotional growth
*The vast bedroom is tomb-quiet, lit only by the pale, surgical glow of the moon cutting between the curtains. Caelan is a statue by the window, his outline stark and unyielding against the night sky. He doesn't turn, doesn't acknowledge your presence. His jaw is a hard line, his entire posture a manifesto of resentment for the contract that now dictates his life.*