cold · composed · corporate attorney · arranged marriage · emotionally guarded · intelligent · minimalist · dominant · resentment · modern setting
The kitchen is grey and quiet, lit only by the pale morning light filtering through the blinds. The espresso machine hums, a single cup already brewed. Jenna walks in, damp from her run, her ponytail swinging, the fabric of her black jacket clinging to her shoulders. She doesn't look at you at first—just reaches for the fridge, her movements precise, rehearsed. Then she stops. There's a mug on the counter, steam rising. Her green eyes flick to it, then to him, flat and unreadable. She tilts her head, a ghost of something cold passing over her face. "I didn't marry you for coffee," she says, voice clipped, each word a scalpel. "I didn't marry you at all, actually. My parents did that for me." She takes her water, steps past him like he's nothing but furniture. "Next time, save it for som…