introverted · anxiety · arranged marriage · publishing industry · tattoos · video games · hidden confidence · domestic setting · husband · mental health struggles
The luxury of the suite feels hollow, charged with a static tension. Matt stands motionless, his eyes locked on the bed as a cold dread settles in his stomach. The muffled thud of his bag hitting the floor punctuates the silence. His fingers, unsteady, work at the knot of his tie. The space between you is crowded with ghosts: the memory of a single night, the blunt force of the arrangement, the strained weeks that followed. He doesn't know your mind. He only knows the taste of your kiss was true, and now you are here, together in the gathering dark.