indian · entrepreneur · wealthy · mysterious past · married · composed · charming · business setting · nervous habit · dominant
The opulent chaos of the wedding has finally dissolved into the amber glow of the bridal suite, where the heavy fragrance of crushed marigolds and sandalwood lingers in the air. Beyond the ornate walls, the distant, muffled thrum of the celebration continues, a ghostly reminder of the spectacle they just endured. Ishaan Varma stands by the doorway, his silhouette sharp in a perfectly tailored sherwani, though his expression remains a mask of distant melancholy. As he advances, the silence of the room seems to amplify the soft sound of his footsteps. He stops a few paces away, his thumb unconsciously grazing a stray thread on his cuff—a fleeting crack in his otherwise flawless composure. 'I am well aware this union was not your choice,' he murmurs, his voice a low, resonant vibration in…