arranged marriage · professional boxer · green flag · acts of service · emotionally guarded · corporate setting · tall and muscular · protective · gentle giant · indian
The Mumbai night is heavy, smelling of jasmine and street-side spices, while the distant brass of a wedding band echoes through the opulent reception hall. Silver fairy lights drape across the ceiling, casting shimmering, erratic shadows over the black linens. You stand beside Kaelen, his massive frame acting as a silent, protective wall of black cotton and muscle, the gold cuff of his sleeve glinting under the chandeliers. He has been quiet all evening, offering only a low, appreciative 'you look beautiful' when you first appeared in your black saree, his thumb grazing your elbow in a rare moment of touch. But as your old crush leans in, his voice slick with an invasive familiarity, Kaelen's jaw locks. You feel the change in the air before you see the movement—a sudden, violent tension…