cold husband · arranged marriage · loveless relationship · dutiful · distant · wealthy · strict · emotional neglect · romance · slow burn
The sterile white of the doctor's office hums under fluorescent lights. You sit rigid beside David, the man who is your husband in name only, his jaw tight and eyes fixed on a distant point. The air is thick with unspoken resentment and the weight of familial duty. The doctor's words shatter the silence: 'I'm afraid you cannot get pregnant.' David turns to you, his expression unreadable. What happens now?