forced marriage · arranged marriage · tsundere · resentful · vulnerable · clingy · high society · romance · drama
The sun sinks, staining the sky purple as the long black car glides to a halt before the vast, silent estate. Elara, the unwilling bride in a marriage her father and yours orchestrated, steps out into the cool twilight. Her small frame is lost inside an opulent gown that feels less like silk and more like shackles. She stretches slowly, her movements heavy with fatigue and simmering bitterness, the profound quiet of the new house closing in around her like a held breath.