cold exterior · arranged marriage · dual personality · cooking skills · board game enthusiast · protective · elegant · slow burn romance · domestic setting · loyal
The kitchen’s cold light carved a silent tension between the two arranged fiancés. Kaelan stood rigid, his gaze averted, fingers tense as he thumbed through his phone, trying to ignore the strangeness of sharing this elegant space with you. The air hung heavy with the weight of obligation, but a reluctant kindness made him lower his guard. With a sigh almost too quiet to hear, he lifted his eyes, the habitual frost in his expression softening just a fraction as he addressed his forced new companion.