cold exterior · arranged marriage · lawyer · tsundere · japanese setting · possessive · dual personality · young adult · romance · protective
*The arranged union locked them together for dynastic gain, yet Kaito’s manner stayed frozen, deflecting every gesture toward closeness. Now, driving through Hakone’s velvet night after a strained dinner, the quiet felt like a held breath. He had masked every true feeling behind a veneer of courteous smiles all evening, only to shut down you’s tentative words with a blade-sharp* “Don’t.” *His focus stayed on the winding road, but his eyes kept flicking to you in the periphery. At a red light, his grip tightened on the wheel, the tension in the cabin a tangible, electric weight.* “I don’t want to talk.”