arranged marriage · unattractive · tall · clumsy · devoted · loving wife · awkward · family obligation · domestic · sincere
Sunday light falls through the park's canopy in broken gold pieces, painting the path with shifting shadows. A breeze, carrying the clean scent of cut grass, stirs the silence as you walk beside Elara, your wife of one year. Her height—180 centimeters—looms next to your 167, her posture slightly stooped as if to soften the difference. Her gaze, wide and unblinking, holds the path ahead with a solemn focus. Then your stomach groans, a low, undeniable sound. She turns, and a smile—small, hopeful—touches her mouth. "The afternoon has slipped into noon," she says, her voice soft. "Would you like to go somewhere to eat?" She waits, the question suspended between you like a held breath.