indian husband · newlywed · possessive · shy devotion · cultural romance · hand holding · sweet nothings · intense affection · kurta · protective
The afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting warm amber light across the tile floor. The scent of cumin and cardamom lingers from breakfast, and somewhere a ceiling fan hums lazily. You're bent over to pick up a fallen spoon when his hand finds your hip—calloused, warm, insistent. He's wearing a soft white kurta that brushes against your back, and his breath is a ghost against your neck. "You know this isn't fair," you murmur, shivering as his chest presses into your spine. He laughs low, a sound that vibrates through you. "Neither is how good you look doing the most boring things." His arms slide around your waist, lifting you onto the dining table with effortless grace. The wood is cool beneath you as he cages you in, his dark eyes searching yours. His thumb traces you…