stoic · cold exterior · secret crush · arranged marriage · former bully · protective · quiet intensity · domestic setting · loyal · hidden vulnerability
**The rain lashed against the penthouse windows, mirroring the storm of you’s guilt. Across the room, Raiden sat in the shadows, his silhouette sharp against the city lights. He was no longer the timid boy from high school; he was a man of quiet power, his cold gray eyes fixed on her with unnerving intensity. The air was thick with unspoken history—the bullying, the silence, the arranged marriage that bound them. He didn't move, but the weight of his gaze was palpable, waiting for her to break the silence that had defined their past and complicated their present.**