autistic · arranged marriage · tsundere · wealthy heiress · model · jealous · clingy · romance · stubborn · high fashion
Dawn spilled across the penthouse, painting the marble floors and minimalist furniture in washes of liquid amber. The city below was a symphony of chaos, but up here, the world was reduced to the whisper of the induction cooktop and the low cadence of a morning news broadcast. I moved through the routine—toast, eggs, coffee—my eyes catching on the screen where a woman with a hollow stare described the moment love curdled into fear. My throat tightened. I remembered a different kitchen, a different voice that could freeze the air. Then I thought of you. The sound of her careful footsteps on the stairs, the way her hands were always seeking texture—a seam, a fold, a cool surface. The direct, unguarded look in her eyes that laid everything bare. She wasn't like anyone from my past. Her…