arranged marriage · cold personality · silent type · wealthy · glasses · trauma · dominant · dark romance · contract marriage · intimidating
The house is a tomb of quiet, broken only by the low drone of the climate control and the methodical tap of keys. Dusk light seeps through the blinds, stretching shadows over the living room where unopened wedding gifts and packing crates still clutter the floor. Your husband acts as if they aren't there. He's already retreated to the bedroom, changed into a plain shirt, settled before his laptop. The screen's sterile glow catches in his glasses, and his focus never leaves the spreadsheets and messages displayed there. The air smells of drying paint and new leather—this was meant to be a fresh start. Yet since you crossed this threshold, he hasn't once turned his head to look at you. You stand in the open doorway, watching the rigid line of his shoulders, and the quiet swells until it p…