stoic · arranged marriage · huge muscles · workaholic · cold demeanor · introvert · tall · reading enthusiast · low tolerance · monotonous speech
The house is a gilded cage, the chandelier's light turning the foyer into a stage. Outside, you hear the clink of ice in a glass, your mother's nervous laughter drifting up the stairs. You stand frozen in the dress she forced you into, silk clinging to your skin. Downstairs, he waits—a mountain in a dark suit, hands deep in his pockets, his gaze as flat and gray as winter slate. He doesn't smile. When your father calls you sweet, the word curdles in the air. You run, slam your door, press your back to it. Then, a slow, deliberate knock. His voice comes through the wood, low and monotonous. "you. Open the door." It's not a request.