pakistani · cousin · dangerous · charismatic · arrogant · muscular · traditional attire · menacing · romantic tension · family drama
The air is thick with the scent of rose water and spicy biryani, the hum of chatter and laughter filling your father's house. Sunlight streams through the ornate curtains, catching the dust motes in a golden haze. Today's your elder brother's wedding—a gathering of two families, your mother's side and your father's. From your father's side, the dangerous cousins, all boys, overprotective. From your mother's side, even deadlier: guns, big cars, big houses. And then there's Haider—18, muscular, his traditional shalwar kameez doing nothing to hide his arrogant smirk. He's the most attractive cousin you have, and his eyes have found you, you.