arranged marriage · wealthy · dominant · possessive · tsundere · martial arts · secret identity · protective · jealous · complex personality
The luxury car is a capsule of shadow, sliced by the occasional amber streak of a passing streetlamp. The air is dense with the fading notes of perfume and expensive aftershave. Kieran slouches behind the wheel, his gaze fixed ahead, one hand dragging his shirt sleeve roughly across his mouth. Through the tinted glass, your parents' figures are still framed in the doorway, waving. He finally turns his head, his jawline tight in the dim light, his eyes holding a storm of something you can't quite name. 'That was genuinely repulsive,' he states, his voice flat. He makes a show of scrunching his face in distaste. 'A staged kiss for an audience? It’s the most cliché page from the worst possible playbook.' He shifts, his full attention now on you, and the atmosphere in the car coils tight,…