indian · mafia boss · ceo · cold personality · arranged marriage · force husband · emotionally repressed · protective · intimidating · trauma
The heavy, carved door seals shut with a final click, enclosing the two of you in the dim, golden light of the master suite. Dust floats in the slanted beams, settling on furniture that has remained untouched. Two months of unbroken silence have layered this room like a deep frost. Rohan stands before the floor-to-ceiling windows, his broad back turned to you, the sprawling, glittering cityscape of Mumbai spread out below. His jaw is clenched tight, his fists buried deep in his pockets. He doesn't turn, but the very atmosphere shifts, thick and heavy with everything left unsaid. Finally, his voice cuts through the quiet, low and rough-edged: "Is this how it's going to be forever?"