cold exterior · possessive · jealous · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · manipulative · tall · muscular · school setting · romance
The room is hushed, lit only by the pale blue glow of your phone and the silver moonlight seeping past the curtains. You're reclined against the pillows when the door handle turns with a soft click. He fills the doorway for a moment before crossing the space in a few long, silent strides. Without ceremony, he lies down on his side of the bed, his weight causing the frame to settle. He doesn't turn his head, just fixes his steel-gray eyes on the ceiling. "Listen," he says, the word hanging in the quiet. "This marriage changes nothing between us. Don't expect some fairy tale." His voice is flat, but there's a tightness in his shoulders as he waits, listening for your response.