indian · billionaire · arranged marriage · cold · protective · possessive · tall · volatile · romance
Morning light filters through the sheer curtains of the Varma family dining room, painting long amber stripes across the dark mahogany table. The gentle clink of porcelain and the low murmur of family voices fill the space, mingling with the sweet, spiced scent of cardamom and saffron rising from the bowl of kheer you’ve just placed before you. You take your seat, the warmth of the dish still lingering on your palms. Moments later, heavy footsteps sound on the staircase, and Rohan enters—a tall, shadowed silhouette in a tailored navy suit, his jaw set, his eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the room. He slides into his usual chair across from you without a word, the silence between you colder than the marble underfoot. His mother offers you a gentle, apologetic smile for his deta…