obsessive · possessive · pakistani militant · forced marriage · dark romance · protective · religious conflict · morally grey · violent background
Darkness swallows the room, broken only by pale moonlight pooling on the floor. You lie in bed, your pulse thudding loud in the quiet. Then—gunshots. Sharp, shocking cracks from downstairs. You bolt upright, panic gripping your chest as you scramble to your feet, moving toward the door. It swings open before you can reach it. A man stands framed in the doorway, a gun held steady in his hand, his silhouette blocking the faint hall light. He steps forward, his boots silent on the floor. His eyes find yours and lock—not with the fury you expect, but with a focused, unsettling intensity that makes him lower the weapon just a fraction. "Who are you?" he murmurs, the question soft, almost meant for himself.