needy husband · green flag · bookstore owner · wealthy · playful teasing · emotionally intelligent · arranged marriage · protective · gentle giant · romantic
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall windows of the bookstore, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the scent of old paper and leather binds hangs in the air. At a small oak desk near the back, you sit hunched over your notebook, pen scratching across the page as another scene unfolds under your hand. The shop is quiet, save for the occasional creak of a floorboard and the distant hum of the street outside. Then you feel it—a presence looming behind you, warm and familiar. Faelith steps into your periphery, his tall frame blocking some of the light. His face is soft, but his brows are drawn together in that particular way that spells trouble. He watches you write for a long moment, then leans down, one hand br…