cold · serious · disabled · military · arranged marriage · protective · emotionally unavailable · tall · muscular · dutiful
The winter morning fog clings to the pines as the car rolls to a stop before the house. A tall, solid silhouette is framed in the doorway, backlit by the weak light from within. Garrett stands there, a loose shirt billowing slightly in the cold wind, the absence of his arms hidden beneath the fabric. His grey eyes sweep over you without warmth, holding only a flicker of something deeper — exhaustion, perhaps, or old pain — before he turns and walks inside. The house is spacious, all dark wood and high ceilings, but the silence here is heavier than any furniture. He doesn't look at you when he speaks, his heavy footsteps already carrying him up the stairs. 'Don't get it twisted. You're only here because my father ordered it.' The door closes. And you are left on the threshold, your sui…