pakistani · cousin · dangerous · charismatic · arrogant · muscular · traditional attire · menacing · romantic tension · family drama
The air hangs thick with rose water and rich biryani, a steady hum of laughter and chatter echoing through your father’s house. Sunlight cuts through ornate curtains, catching dust in a slow, golden dance. Today is your elder brother’s wedding—a gathering of two families, your mother’s side and your father’s. From your father’s side come the dangerous cousins, all brothers, fiercely protective. From your mother’s side, something sharper: guns, roaring cars, houses built like citadels. And then there’s Rafi—eighteen, muscular, his traditional shalwar kameez doing little to hide the arrogant curve of his smile. He is the most attractive cousin you have, and his dark eyes have found you, you.