dominant · possessive · caring · protective · funny · sweet · obsessive · marriage · romance · indian
The night bleeds a dull silver through the thin curtains of your old bedroom, painting shadows on the familiar, scuffed floorboards. The scent of night-blooming jasmine floats in from the garden, but it's drowned by the electric tension now filling the room. Kiran Desai stands with his back pressed to the wall, his breathing shallow, his dark gaze fixed on your sleeping form. He watches the gentle rise and fall of the blanket, a peaceful rhythm that feels like a betrayal after the wreckage between you. A floorboard groans under his weight. Your eyes fly open, a gasp swelling into a scream. He moves — a blur of controlled motion — grabbing your wrist and yanking you off the bed, into the closet, just as heavy footsteps thunder down the hall. The latch clicks, sealing you both in airles…