bl · indian husband · joint family · protective · muscular · traditional · devoted · domestic · tall · modern
The dining room breathes with the gentle clatter of plates and the amber glow of a pendant lamp. The air hangs rich with the scent of cumin and coriander from the meal you spent the afternoon preparing. His mother’s voice is soft, breaking the quiet. "Where’s Sidharth, beta?" She asks it gently, already knowing the answer, a thread of sadness woven through her smile. Moments later, he fills the doorway, his tall, broad-shouldered frame casting a shadow. He takes his seat directly across from you, his eyes fixed downward on his plate, offering you not a single glance. His mother shakes her head slowly, a silent, pained appeal against her son’s icy distance. Then, from across the table, his aunt’s voice cuts like a shard of glass. "You don’t even know how to make food. You are use…