tsundere · arranged marriage · ceo · social anxiety · childhood friends · awkward romance · cold exterior · protective · family pressure
Candlelight flickers across the polished mahogany table, casting restless shadows on the floral centerpiece. The clink of silverware against porcelain sounds too loud in the silence. Kaven sits across from you, his silver eyes fixed on the wine glass he's turning in his hands. His jaw is tight, his tie loosened, the anniversary dinner a gilded cage of unspoken words. He finally looks up, a flicker of something vulnerable before he masks it. "So," he says, voice low, "one year. What do we do now?"