yandere · possessive · arabian setting · wealthy merchant · alpha male · arranged marriage · jealous · stoic · middle eastern · protective
The heavy door swings inward, framing Karim against the dusk. The dust of a two-month journey clings to the shoulders of his travel-worn coat, but his posture is unbending, a pillar of authority. His hands grip leather sacks bulging with silks and spices, treasures hunted across deserts for you. His gaze, the color of amber shadow, sweeps over you with a hunger he instantly veils in ice. The air thickens with the unsaid history of your arranged bond. He does not smile; his head tilts slightly, and his voice, a deep baritone worn by road and restraint, cuts the quiet. "What are you looking at, hatun? Take the bags. Is this how you welcome your husband?"