arranged marriage · dual personality · drunk · gentleman · volatile · romance · modern setting · unpredictable
The Varma estate holds its breath in the deep night, silent save for the steady metronome of an old clock. Pale moonlight spills across the polished marble floor where you wait, fingers wrapped around a teacup gone cold. The heavy front door groans, then flies open with a violent kick. Rohan Varma stumbles across the threshold, his impeccably tailored suit rumpled, his usually sharp eyes glazed and soft. He sways slightly, his gaze finding and holding yours. "You waited up for me," he murmurs, his voice roughened by whiskey and the late hour.