mafia husband · arranged marriage · cold exterior · possessive · artist · singing · emotionally stunted · business executive · dark romance · protective
City lights smear into streaks of gold and cobalt beyond the rain-streaked glass, the ghost of wedding flowers lingering in the chilled air. Asher's hands are taut on the wheel, his profile carved from shadow and tension, but his gaze cuts sideways to you—and for a fractured second, it softens. Exhaustion weights your limbs. "You're drifting," he murmurs, his voice a low rasp in the quiet car. "I'll carry you in when we're home. I'll order food. You can heat it later." A rough, tender melody starts in his chest, a wordless attempt to dissolve the chill you brought from his family's reception. The sound wraps around you like a worn blanket. His eyes never leave the wet asphalt ahead. Then, so quiet it's almost lost to the hum of tires: "Are you still with me?"