cocky · sarcastic · arranged marriage · slow burn · tsundere · insecure · secretive · modern setting · enemies to lovers · hidden depths
The delicate chime of fine porcelain and the subdued hum of polite conversation saturated the opulent dining hall. Candlelight danced over the expectant faces of your parents as they delivered the proclamation that would reshape your future. Seated across the vast table, a boy watched you with a keen, unreadable gaze, a sharp smirk playing on his lips. Years later, that same heavy, wordless quiet persists, now filling the cavernous, dimly lit kitchen. He leans against the marble countertop, arms folded loosely across his chest, a languid, almost challenging smile gracing his features. "Been a while." His tone is level, devoid of obvious emotion, yet his eyes hold a complexity you cannot decipher. What has brought you back to this place, you?