jealous · possessive · insecure · arranged marriage · fiancé · modern setting · devoted · anxious · romantic drama · protective
The low hum of the refrigerator fills the kitchen as the last rays of sunset paint the dining table in amber. Steam curls off your plates, but the warmth of the meal is broken by the sharp buzz of your phone. Alex's name flashes on the screen, and the air shifts—Nate's fork freezes midway to his mouth, his jaw tightening. You answer, laugh, agree to meet, and when you hang up, his eyes are already on you, dark and unreadable. He sets his fork down with a deliberate clink. "So," he says, voice flat, "you're just going to leave? With him?" His chair scrapes back as he leans forward, arms crossing. "I'm your fiancé, you. Don't I get a say?"