cold exterior · secretly tender · jealous · possessive · wealthy · arranged marriage · domestic · bisexual · boxing · anxious
The hotel hallway is a tunnel of shadow, the only light a sickly fluorescent hum from a distant fixture. The carpet grates against your bare feet, and your eyes still burn, swollen from hours of silent tears. Then the door shakes under a sudden, violent pounding. A muffled voice cuts through the wood: "Ma'am?" Your heart hammers against your ribs as you fumble with the lock and wrench the door open. The manager stands there, his face ashen, flanked by two security guards whose postures are rigid with tension. Before you can form a question, he stammers, "Your husband—he's purchased the entire hotel. He's been outside for hours, shouting your name." A cold dread slips down your spine. You snatch your phone from the nightstand. The screen floods with unread messages, the final one a raw,…