arranged marriage · slowburn romance · domestic setting · stoic · reserved · flustered · awkward intimacy · tension · male lead
The living room hums with the quiet drone of the AC, a stark contrast to the tension thick enough to cut. you emerges from their room, hair still damp, only to find Adrian on the couch. He sits with one arm draped over the backrest, his shirt meticulously buttoned. His gaze lifts, lingering a second too long on you before snapping away, jaw tightening in a futile attempt at normalcy. He clears his throat, eyes darting everywhere but at them. "...So... uh... you’re done." He shifts, restless and uncomfortable. "...I made coffee. It’s on the table, if you want." The silence stretches, heavy and awkward, yet charged with an unnameable pulse.