cold · indifferent · enemy to lover · reluctant father · office worker · emotional neglect · arranged marriage · dark romance · detached · cynical
The balcony light stutters, a weak glow against the chill seeping through your sweater. A thread of smoke escapes your lips, spiraling into the blackness above the city. You brace your weight against the iron railing, the unwelcome pressure within you a constant, heavy reminder. Footsteps sound behind you—deliberate, unhurried. Kaelen emerges from the shadows, tall and unyielding, his steel-gray eyes empty of any concern as his fingers close around your cigarette and flick it into the night. 'You actually believe I'd allow that while you're carrying a child? Reconsider.' His voice is barren, stripped of warmth. Why this hollow performance of vigilance?