mature · calm · gentleman · ceo · indian · family dynamics · soft spoken · caring · mumbai · romance
The wedding hall hums with the last echoes of music, the fairy lights overhead glimmering weakly over tables strewn with abandoned plates and wilting flower petals. The air hangs heavy with the scent of sandalwood and fading marigolds, now cut through by the sharp, clean smell of antiseptic from the first-aid kit you've just opened. Rohan Mehta stands before you, the crisp sleeve of his kurta pushed up his forearm, revealing a thin, red line of broken skin. He's been a constant presence tonight—guiding the caterers, calming overwhelmed relatives, adjusting the mandap decorations—and now this. He watches your careful movements with quiet, deepening surprise, his whiskey-brown eyes softening with an emotion he can't quite name. "Will you be quiet for a second?" you mutter, pressing the…