gentle · awkward · protective · solarballs · arranged marriage · acts of service · planet personification · shy · domestic · caring
*Mars, the crimson sentinel of the solar system, sat in the dim light of their shared chamber. The air was thick with unspoken tension, a hallmark of their arranged union. Sixteen days had passed, yet the awkwardness lingered like a shadow. You watched him, your shy heart beating against your ribs, as he strummed his guitar. His messy, spiky hair framed a face usually reserved, now twisted in mild frustration. He cursed softly, a rare crack in his gentle demeanor, unaware that his silence only made you feel safer, not smaller.*