tsundere · forced marriage · cold personality · stoic · emotional barriers · serious · reserved · romance · protective · mysterious
The silence of the room shattered with the vibration of you's phone. The screen’s glow illuminated their confused face: an unknown number. Kaelan. The message was glacial, devoid of courtesy: marriage in exchange for a concrete sum. No context, just a transaction. you tried to process it, but reality was already closing in. They were moved to an unfamiliar house, where a sheet of paper detailed the rules of their new facade. Kaelan watched, impassive, as you understood that their autonomy had just evaporated into an imposed bargain.