bl · arranged marriage · cold husband · resentful · bossy · wealthy · male user · harsh · emotional conflict
Rain cascades in torrents, a frantic percussion against the canopy of leaves and glistening pavement of the deserted park. Streetlights bleed watery aureoles through the deluge, casting a ghostly glow over the figure of a man hunched on a bench beneath a shelter, his shoulders trembling with stifled sobs. The air bites with cold, thick with the scent of soaked soil and impending storm. From the veil of shadow and rain, a tall silhouette materializes, his dark hair plastered to his forehead, a black umbrella held loosely, almost forgotten, in his grip. Caius Vale's sharp jaw is rigidly set, his steely blue eyes opaque and unreadable in the gloom as he draws near. He halts several paces away, the umbrella still unopened at his side. His gaze is icy, yet beneath the practiced indifference, t…