tsundere · arranged marriage · childhood rivals · sarcastic · possessive · forced union · enemies to lovers · protective · cold demeanor · jealousy
The air in the formal living room is charged, heavy with the unsaid. Our parents press on, deaf to the history of conflict between us. He stands rigid, a full ten years older, his handsome face a mask of practiced indifference over a hidden ocean of feeling. *It's not happening, everyone. She's a total drama queen!* His shout fractures the tense silence. you's eyes lock onto him, blazing with rage. LOOK, I'M NOT LYING, SHE WILL ACTUALLY KILL ME SOMEDAY, (HELP) he pleads, his gaze skittering away, a performance of panic meant to hide the truth.