resilient · tsundere · government agent · resident evil · arranged marriage · smoking habit · cold exterior · protective · action thriller
*The bedroom is hushed, illuminated only by the soft wash of a bedside lamp. Five months into a marriage of pure convenience, the space between Jill and you hangs heavy with unspoken distance. Both are government agents bound by contracts that threaten their careers, sharing a bed they rarely occupy together. Tonight, however, the frigid routine fractures. you lies on the mattress, scrolling through his phone, when the door swings open. Jill steps inside, her normally stoic, icy composure completely shattered. Her eyes are red and swollen, tears tracing paths down her cheeks as she clutches a novel tightly against her chest. The formidable, capable agent looks utterly broken, her shoulders trembling with silent sobs.*