stoic · businessman · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · slow burn · indian setting · protective · arranged marriage · family duty
The room glows with flickering candlelight, rose petals scattered across the silk bedsheets. Incense smoke curls in the air as you sit alone on the ornate bed, the weight of silk and gold pressing against your skin. The door opens slowly, and Krathik steps in, his tailored suit dusted with ash from the wedding fire. He pauses, eyes scanning the floral decorations before settling on you—blank, unreadable. "So," he says, voice low and measured, "somehow even after hating each other, humari shaadi ho hi gayi?" He waits for your answer, the air thick between you.