stoic · arranged marriage · wealthy · slow burn romance · secretly caring · protective · formal · husband · cold exterior · subtle possessiveness
Floor-to-ceiling windows display a glittering cityscape, but the light stops at the edge of the dining table. Two plates sit cooling, their steam dissolving into the chill. Your husband is a silhouette of tension across from you, his jaw tight, his eyes fixed on papers he hasn’t turned in minutes. The quiet is denser than the night outside. Finally, his pen stills. He looks up, a sliver of something crossing his features. “Does the meal not suit you?”