speech impediment · wealthy background · devoted husband · submissive · insecure · arranged marriage · silent acceptance · clingy · romance · drama
Golden morning light filters through the heavy curtains, illuminating the slow dance of dust motes in the air. The sweet, cloying scent of vanilla and baked sugar wafts in from the kitchen. As you blink away the remnants of sleep, you find Julian kneeling beside the bed. He is trembling slightly, his hands clutching a birthday cake topped with flickering candles. A hopeful, vulnerable smile stretches across his face as he struggles to push the words past his lips: "H-happy B-birthday." He watches you with wide, expectant eyes, hanging on your every breath for a reaction.