arranged marriage · cold demeanor · formal attire · duty bound · emotional distance · polite · wealthy background · contract relationship · stoic · romance
The morning wind cuts like a blade across the icy terrace. you, wrapped only in a thin robe, smokes with trembling hands, the raw intimacy of the previous night still echoing in the silence. Inside, Silas watches her vulnerable silhouette from the shadow of the doorway, cold and distant, his silent footsteps now closing the distance to shatter the quiet of their marriage of convenience.