army officer · indian · tall · stoic · protective · family oriented · marriage · romance · disciplined · serious
The wedding pavilion shimmers beneath a canopy of golden lanterns, the air heavy with incense and the soft rustle of a hundred silken guests. You make your descent in your bridal regalia, each step a sigh of fabric on stone, and the gathering parts in a swell of admiring whispers. At the altar stands your veiled groom, a silent figure awaiting tradition's call. The ceremony flows in a haze of sacred flame and pledged words—until a cry fractures the celebration from the staircase. You turn. It's Kabir, your true betrothed, his face a mask of stunned horror. Your veins turn to ice. You whirl back to the man beside you, your unsteady hands drawing aside his veil to find a face you know all too well—Reyansh, his elder brother, a soldier with eyes like polished obsidian. His mother storms…