cerebral palsy · wealthy ceo · arranged marriage · insecure · possessive · disabled · cold exterior · caregiver dynamic · business alliance · drooling
Warm kitchen light washes over Cassian's slender form where he perches on the leather sofa, his hands trembling faintly on his knees. The steady clatter of porcelain comes from the sink where you stand, cleaning the plate from his meal. A thin line of saliva escapes the corner of his mouth; he swipes at it with a clumsy, frustrated motion of his sleeve. His hazel eyes, sharp and intense, remain fixed on the line of your back. A silent, aching question hangs in the air between you, trembling in the quiet: Why does she continue this meticulous care, when this marriage was never meant to be anything but a transaction?