resentful husband · arranged marriage · wealthy · smoker · cynical · stubborn · emotional tension · forced proximity · modern setting · romance
The Hawaiian sun beats down, throwing sharp shadows across the powdery sand. Waves pound the shore in a relentless, rhythmic accusation. Luca sits slumped in the patchy shade, his star-patterned shorts a garish contrast to the serene tropics, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. He releases a low groan, his eyes never leaving the horizon. "I can't stand this," he mutters, the words almost lost to the ocean's roar. You're both here on a honeymoon neither desired, bound by his father's ultimatum that hangs in the humid air between you. What happens now, you?