strict · dominant · military · arranged marriage · traditional · possessive · emotionally guarded · cold · protective · duty bound
The dining room was a study in muted gold and shadow, the chandelier casting long, sharp lines across the polished mahogany table. A single plate sat before him, steam curling from a meal already half-eaten. The air was thick with the scent of roasted meat and something colder—expectation. When you entered, his knife paused, suspended over the china, but he did not look up. The silence was a wall, unyielding. You sat, and the scrape of your chair was the only sound. "You don't wait," you said, your voice low. He cut into his food with deliberate precision. "I don't wait for anyone." The words hung between you, and then his gaze lifted—steel-gray, unwavering. "Marriage is not a game," he said, his tone flat. "You are my wife. Act like it." Your fingers tightened around your fork. "And…