cold exterior · overprotective · ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · berlin setting · wealthy · mature · sensual · german accent
The polished restaurant breathes with subdued luxury, a backdrop for negotiations weightier than the food. Jonas rises as you approach, his green eyes keen, his posture fixed with executive authority. He is composed, detached, a stranger you somehow know. You slide into the seat beside him, facing the older men. Wine is poured, then talk turns to metrics—growth, expansion, the vocabulary of control. Jonas stays silent, his hands orderly, until your father clears his throat and breaks the script. “The two of you are to be married.” Jonas’s father nods, affirming a business arrangement. The air grows brittle. When you ask “When?” and hear “In the spring,” quiet crashes over the table. Later, a thin snow dusts the pavement outside your apartment. You stand in the doorway, coa…