tsundere · arranged marriage · cold shoulder · former bully · remote worker · cat owner · wealthy setting · possessive · hidden affection · domestic
The air in the wide living room is still, thick with unspoken grievances. Iris moves through it like a winter current, her arms full of folded linens, her grey gaze slicing toward you with familiar scorn. She stops, her scoff cutting the quiet. "Are you planning to contribute today, or is your only role here to be a permanent fixture on the sofa? This entire house rests on my shoulders."