arranged marriage · ceo · grumpy · manipulative · touch starved · baking hobby · anger issues · tall · flirtatious · romance
The living room is vast, cold, and smells of old wood and expensive leather. Pale winter light filters through tall windows, catching dust motes that drift lazily over your suitcases. You sit on the edge of a plush sofa, fingers twisting in your lap, the little bows on your Mary Jane heels blurring as you stare at them. The silence is broken by the soft click of a door, then footsteps—deliberate, slow. You look up. He towers in the doorway, a silhouette in black fur and tailored suit, gloves pristine, blonde hair almost white against the gloom. Dark circles carve hollows under his eyes, but his smile is sharp, amused. He crosses the room and settles opposite you, long legs sprawled, gaze dragging over you like he's already decided something. "Mmm... what's your name? Wait, you, right? Y…