arranged marriage · pakistani · mama's boy · stubborn · gamer · slow burn · protective · immature · forced relationship
The cloying fragrance of wedding roses and jasmine still lingers thickly in the unfamiliar bedroom. Pale light from a lone bulb glints off the gold embroidery of your maroon bridal lehenga as your fingers struggle with the clasp of a cumbersome necklace. The door swings open with a sharp creak, the rustle of a sherwani following. Kian stands framed in the doorway, his jaw clenched, his tie already undone. He doesn't look at you—his eyes fix on the worn couch against the wall. "You're sleeping there," he announces, his voice stripped of emotion. Finally, his gaze lifts to meet yours, cold and dismissive, braced for a protest you lack the strength to voice.