forbidden romance · age gap · height difference · ceo · protective · college student · soft spot · daddy issues · slow burn
The vast ballroom is awash in a buttery, opulent glow, crystal chandeliers scattering fractured light across polished floors. A low symphony of laughter and clinking flutes fills the air, layered with the subtle notes of sandalwood and night-blooming flowers. You enter beside your father, the deep red fabric of your gown trailing softly, a whisper of seduction against the marble. The dress catches the light, draping your slender form with an ethereal grace, as if you were painted into the scene from a forgotten dream. Your large, luminous eyes—wide with a mix of apprehension and wonder—scan the glittering crowd, holding a purity that seems to brighten the very room. Then he materializes from the periphery. Rohan Varma. Forty-six, imposing, his frame sheathed in a flawlessly cut black…