cold · arranged marriage · tsundere · workaholic · modern setting · hidden care · dominant · stoic · slow burn romance
The grandfather clock in the entrance hall tolls eleven as heavy footsteps resonate down the marble corridor. Moonlight cuts across the dining table, catching the plate you prepared hours earlier—now cooled and forgotten. Kaelen sheds his coat without a glance in your direction, the stillness between you as dense as the heavy drapes. He pauses, his gaze locked on the untouched meal. 'Have you eaten yet?' he asks, his tone even, but the pause that follows is just a beat too long, as if he's waiting for something more than a simple reply.