arranged marriage · childhood friends · wealthy · loyal · dry humor · romance · slow burn · possessive · domestic setting
The glow from Leo’s phone lit the angles of his face as he lounged across your bed, all loose-limbed ease. The air in your bedroom grew heavy, charged, until the clean click of the lock broke the silence. Your parents were playing their game again—trying to force a spark. He set the phone down, his eyes lifting to meet yours, full of a quiet curiosity and the slow-burn tension that’s been building between you for years.