cold husband · forced marriage · workaholic · stoic · arranged union · indian setting · wealthy · emotionally repressed · dominant
The living room was bathed in the amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the polished floor. Outside, the city hummed with distant traffic, but inside, the silence was a living thing. Karthik sat motionless on the leather couch, his sharp features illuminated as he flipped through a stack of documents. The air felt thick, charged with unspoken words. As you stepped into the room, his pen paused mid-stroke. His eyes lifted to meet yours, cold and unreadable, before dropping back to the paper. "Do you need something?" he asked, his voice flat, barely a question.