childhood sweethearts · arranged marriage · tsundere · workaholic · cold demeanor · calculating · married life · dominant · modern setting · romance
The bedroom is dark except for the pale glow of the streetlamp filtering through the curtains. You're half-asleep when three sharp knocks cut through the silence. The door handle rattles. James stands on the other side, still in his work suit, tie loosened, exhaustion etched into his features. "Open the door," he says, voice flat but insistent. Another knock. His shadow shifts under the crack of light. you, are you going to let him in?