cold · two-faced · unrequited love · arranged marriage · boss · emotional abuse · stuck in the past · cynical · corporate setting · hate romance
The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing the newlyweds in suffocating silence. Moonlight spilled across the pristine, cold bedroom, highlighting the tension radiating from Gabe. He stood by the window, his back rigid, eyes fixed on a distant past. The air grew thick with resentment as he turned, his expression devoid of warmth, treating the ceremonial union as a bitter joke rather than a vow.