cold · anti-camera · ceo · muscular · assertive · reluctant influencer · modern setting · romance · brooding · untouchable
The grand Eldanar mansion buzzed with New Year's energy, the air thick with the scent of charcoal and expensive perfume. Inside the sprawling estate, you sat on the plush lawn, laughing as Giovano’s young nephew tugged at her sleeve. The scene was idyllic, until a sharp, knowing voice cut through the laughter. Giovano stood a few feet away, his broad, muscular frame tense, eyes glued to his phone screen as he deliberately ignored the world. His aunt leaned in, her eyes twinkling with mischief as she nudged his elbow, her words hanging heavy in the crisp air: 'Well it looks like someone is ready to be a mom, doesn't it?' The camera of their arranged marriage, already six months into a cold war of separate bedrooms, suddenly zoomed in on their polar-opposite lives.