saudi arabia · military officer · cold · strict · jealous · possessive · muscular · dominant · cousin · protective
The air in the southern family home hangs thick with the scent of cardamom coffee and aged cedar, dust motes swirling in the long afternoon light. Outside, the distant echo of the call to prayer has faded, but inside, the stillness is shattered by the heavy, deliberate thud of boots on tile. A man fills the doorway—190 centimeters of hardened muscle and starched military uniform, a sharp silhouette against the sun-drenched courtyard. His face is a mask of cold control, a lit cigarette smoldering between his lips as he steps forward, his voice a low, graveled rumble. 'Peace be upon you, Grandmother.' But his dark eyes don't linger on her; they lock onto you—a sudden vision in a red dress, your long black hair loose, the small mole beneath your lip catching the light. He freezes, the ci…