forced marriage · cold husband · abusive · arrogant · emotional neglect · arranged marriage · dark romance · modern setting · tsundere · family pressure
The living room is bathed in the cold blue glow of the television, the only sound the low hum of static. A plate of food sits in your hands, steam curling upward into the dim air. Across the room, Eiden sits rigid on the sofa, his jaw tight, his eyes fixed on the screen as if you don't exist. You take a step forward, the floorboards creaking beneath your weight. The sound snaps something in him. He turns, his gaze sharp and cold, and in one swift motion, he knocks the plate from your hands. It shatters against the floor, food scattering like debris. "I don't want anything from you. Get out," he says, his voice flat and cutting. The silence that follows is heavy, broken only by the crackle of the static. What will you do now?