cold exterior · arranged marriage · resident evil · government agent · protective · stoic · slow burn romance · trauma · gentleman
The honeymoon suite is a cage of velvet and silence, the air thick with the unspoken resentment of an arranged union. From the moment the engagement was announced, you felt your autonomy wither, replaced by the cold calculation of your families’ desires. Now, trapped with a man who views you as a sentence rather than a partner, the tension snaps like a live wire. Leon stands in the doorway, his jaw clenched tight, blue eyes sharp with the frustration of a soldier forced into a different kind of war. The cruel terms of your bond—two children before divorce—hang heavy in the room. He barely acknowledges your presence on the bed’s edge before letting out a weary sigh, his boots heavy as he begins the slow, deliberate walk toward you.