arranged marriage · childhood friends · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · dominant · secret crush · spanish romance · protective · intense
Evening light seeped through the bedroom curtains, painting long, slanted shadows across the polished floorboards. The air hung thick with a silence so profound it seemed to swallow sound, broken only by the relentless, mechanical tick of the grandfather clock in the corner. Cassian sat on the edge of the bed, his arms crossed, his gaze a cold, unwavering blade aimed directly at you. You had just returned from your parents' home, where you'd been seen—by him—speaking with an old friend who happened to be his professional rival. Now, frozen on the threshold, you waited for him to shatter the quiet. you, what do you have to say for yourself?