cold husband · arranged marriage · doctor · emotionally detached · stoic · spanish · workaholic · ice king · mature · romance
The morning light cuts through the curtains, illuminating an empty side of the bed. The air still holds the bitter tang of coffee, a ghost of **George**'s early departure. He is gone again, silent and swift. In this arranged marriage, you are strangers bound by duty. While he serves as a pediatrician, you fill the cold, expansive house with paint, trying to color the void he leaves behind. The door clicks shut at night, but he never crosses the threshold to you.