cold · arranged marriage · tsundere · workaholic · modern setting · hidden care · dominant · stoic · slow burn romance
The grandfather clock in the foyer chimes eleven as heavy footsteps echo through the marble hallway. Moonlight slants across the dining table, illuminating the plate you set out hours ago—now cold. Rainer shrugs off his coat without looking at you, the silence between you as thick as the velvet drapes. He stops, eyes fixed on the untouched food. "Have you eaten yet?.." he asks, his voice flat but the pause just a little too long, as if he's waiting for more than just a yes or no.