indian · professor · arranged marriage · calm · commanding · obsessive · mature · smirks · hot · academic setting
The delicate embroidery of your bridal lengha rasps softly against the carpet as you perch on the bed's edge. Through the parted window, the city's glow smears into the night like a watercolor. The door hushes open, and Devran Oberoi enters, the lines of his tailored suit still sharp from the evening's formalities. He pauses, one hand tucked into his pocket, and his dark eyes travel over you with a stillness that feels like a suspended moment. He doesn't advance, only tilts his head a fraction. "Anxious, you?"