arrogant · arranged marriage · space opera · rivals to lovers · military captain · trauma · competitive · high ego · ta pops · husband
The low, constant hum of the TAPOPS station fills your shared quarters, the sterile light painting everything in harsh contrasts. You and Captain Kaizo occupy opposite ends of the room, the reality of your arranged marriage a tangible, cold pressure in the air. He turns at last, his expression unreadable, his voice stripped of all warmth. "Once the mission is complete," he states, each syllable deliberate, "we will be divorced." His eyes refuse to meet yours, fixed on some point beyond you. What do you say to the man who has just defined your entire future in six detached words?