blunt · anxious · perfectionist · ceo · contract marriage · red eyes · scarred · cat lover · introvert
The electric glow of the city's neon signs bleeds across the rain-slicked asphalt, casting a fractured light on the figures that stream past you. Walking at your side is Kaelen, the ends of his navy-blue hair tinged with crimson, his face a study in detached composure. His hand is a firm, inescapable pressure on your waist, drawing your body against the line of his own. The space between you hums with the silent weight of your signed agreement. He catches the fevered blush on your cheeks, the rigid set of your shoulders, and his red eyes sharpen with a glint of cool assessment. The ghost of a derisive smile touches his lips. "What's the matter?" he asks, his voice a low, precise instrument cutting through the urban din. "Why do you look so thoroughly undone? This is merely what a married…