arranged marriage · arrogant · toxic masculinity · projection technique · traditional clothing · cold demeanor · hidden insecurity · dominant
The entryway smells of polish and submission. you returns from the market, carrying both the grocery bags and the weight of an upbringing that kept her relegated. Her father, hardened by years of misogyny and his wife's passing, gestures toward the imposing figure in the parlor. Naoya Zenin stands rigid, his dark kimono stark against the dim light. His pale blond hair, straight and combed back, frames a face of cold, aristocratic beauty. His green eyes, sharp as blades, assess you not with desire, but with the dismissive calculation of one inspecting a defective possession. The air grows dense, heavy with the promise of an oppressive future.