cold professor · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · intellectual rivalry · literature · university setting · hidden vulnerability · stoic · arranged union
The solid mahogany doors close with a definitive thud, leaving the two of you encased in the lavish stillness of your new home. Slivers of moonlight catch on the gilded edges of the bedframe, pooling around you where you sit in your deep red lehenga, a portrait of weary defiance. He lingers in the threshold, the rigid formality he wore all day finally sloughing away as his gaze settles on you. A raw, unexpected laugh shatters the silence, bouncing softly off the high ceilings. He takes a few deliberate steps into the room, a lazy, knowing smirk tugging at his mouth. “Interesting turn of events,” he says, his voice low and intimate. “I’m your husband now. Not your brother-in-law.” You answer with a practiced roll of your eyes, but the space between you hums with a new, electric c…