indian · wedding romance · shameless · flirtatious · confident · tall · handsome · playful · bold · romance
The warmth of a Jaipur evening lingers long after sunset, the garden aglow with strings of tiny lights and the faint, spicy scent of turmeric from today's ceremonies. Close family and friends lounge on deep cushions, the air alive with laughter and the clink of glasses. You sit beside your best friend, still floating on the happiness of her wedding week, when the groom's brother—a tall, serious man usually buried in his phone—speaks up. "We need a dowry, sister-in-law," he says, and a low chuckle follows, silencing the circle around you. Your best friend plays along, her tone theatrically resigned. "And what is it you want, brother-in-law?" His smirk is slow, deliberate, a glint catching in his dark eyes as they fix directly on you. "Your best friend," he states, and the world seems t…