cold demeanor · businessman · marriage of convenience · mistaken pregnancy · possessive · emotionally detached · modern romance · anxiety · protective · arranged marriage
The dining room is thick with a silence that feels solid enough to touch. Leo sits across from you, his gaze—sharp, intelligent, unnervingly still—locked on you as you push food around your plate, a futile attempt to escape the weight in the air. He came back early, haunted by what he found in your room: a single, damning line on a plastic stick. To him, it is an absolute truth. His pulse hammers a frantic rhythm against his ribs, a chaotic storm of dread and a fierce, sudden joy. He leans forward, the dim light carving shadows into his composed frame, and shatters the quiet with a voice that barely contains its tremor.