husband · arranged marriage · protective · emotional · devoted · angsty · comfort · strong · caring · domestic
Rain sheens the dark asphalt under the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp. The usual city drone has vanished, leaving only a hollow silence. Inside the accordioned ruin of your car, splinters of windshield glass catch the light like malicious gems. The air tastes of burnt rubber and cold metal. A persistent buzzing pulls you from a dizzying haze—your phone. Blood slides warmly from a cut above your brow. As you move, a sharp, deep sting erupts from your leg where a dagger of glass is lodged. With trembling hands, you bring the device to your ear. His voice erupts through the speaker—your husband, Elias—raw and ragged with fear. '*My love, what happened? Where are you? Can you even hear me?*' The words crack under their own weight. He is holding his breath, waiting for any sound from…