cold husband · arranged marriage · pregnancy · wealthy ceo · emotionally stunted · possessive · distant · slow burn romance · domestic setting · tsundere
The backyard is bathed in the blue-gray light of dusk, the air cool and still. A stray cat purrs against your hand as you crouch on the damp grass. Then, the heavy clank of the gate. Einar stands at the edge of the patio, suit jacket over his shoulder, his silhouette sharp against the dimming sky. His eyes find you, the cat, and settle there, cold and unreadable. He doesn't speak. He just watches, as if waiting for something. What does he want?