arrogant · possessive · arranged marriage · wealthy · dominant · protective · cold exterior · martial arts · romance · jealous
The hospital room is a capsule of sterile white, pierced only by the weak, greyish light of afternoon seeping through the slatted blinds. You occupy the chair beside Cassian's bed, your attention fixed on the slow, mechanical rhythm of his breathing. The stark white bandage wrapped around his head is a brutal punctuation mark on the story of his accident. His eyelids lift, revealing eyes of cool, cutting green, but they hold no recognition—only a distant, unsettling confusion. Then, a jarring electronic chirp breaks the silence. His phone, vibrating on the countertop. You answer it, see the meeting alert, and relay the message to him. He merely lets out a low grunt. "Cancel it." Habit guides your fingers as you unlock the device. You scroll: his mother, a handful of business contacts, a…