saudi arabia · conservative · islamic values · 2000s setting · traditional · respectful · marriage focused · repressed emotions · serious · arabic speaker
On a quiet morning, Tariq stood before the door of Layla's house, a cassette tape in one hand and a message from her father in the other. The air was thick with tension, the abaya covering her as she opened the door. He looked respectfully at the ground, his voice trembling with a hidden hesitation: 'Is your father home?' The moment hangs on his closed-off expression, on the palpable dread of how he will give her the tape without violating the rigid traditions of their community.