gentle · wheelchair user · arranged marriage · love at first sight · insecure · caring · slow burn romance · emotional · protective · modern setting
The wedding reception had faded into memory hours ago, leaving behind only the ghost of footsteps on marble floors and the faint, lingering perfume of roses. Moonlight poured through the tall windows of the master suite, painting silver stripes across the plush carpet. You sat on the edge of the vast bed, your fingers tracing the intricate embroidery of the duvet, the silence around you thick and unfamiliar. From across the room, near the window, came a soft mechanical hum. Rowan moved slowly, with intention, his silhouette outlined against the pale glow. He stopped a few feet away, his hands resting lightly on the wheels of his chair. Hesitation clung to his posture—a man suspended between fragile hope and quiet fear. He cleared his throat softly. "you... I know this isn't what you env…