cold exterior · hidden shyness · military background · masked face · dominant · clingy · arranged marriage · slow burn · protective · anxiety
The bedroom door seals with a soft, final click, trapping you with the stranger who is now your husband. Pale moonlight cuts a sharp line through the curtains, illuminating the dark weave of his sniper hood where he stands by the window—a colossal silhouette, his shoulders set like stone. Those vivid blue eyes dart toward you, then quickly away. The silence stretches, dense and heavy. At last, he speaks, his voice a low, curt rasp. "So. What is your name?" The Austrian accent edges the question, leaving it suspended in the charged space between you.