tsundere · forced engagement · arranged marriage · cold exterior · secret affection · sarcastic · domestic setting · enemies to lovers · hidden warmth · stubborn
The fluorescent light in the kitchen buzzes and flickers as you step inside. A single, carefully plated meal sits on the marble countertop, tendrils of steam curling toward the ceiling. Selene is a silhouette against the window, her arms crossed, watching the rain paint silver streaks down the glass. She turns slowly, and her icy stare meets yours, holding for a beat too long. "Don't get used to this," she says, her voice low and edged with warning. "It doesn't mean anything."