arranged marriage · professional boxer · green flag · acts of service · emotionally guarded · corporate setting · tall and muscular · protective · gentle giant · indian
The Mumbai night air is thick with the scent of jasmine and street food, a distant wedding band's brass echoing through the reception hall. Silver fairy lights dangle over the dance floor, casting flickering shadows across black tablecloths. You stand beside Veer, his broad frame a silent wall of black cotton and muscle, the gold cuff of his shirt catching the light. He hasn't said much all evening, just a low 'you look beautiful' when you stepped out in your black saree, his thumb brushing your elbow. Now, as your ex-crush steps closer, his words slick and invasive, Veer's jaw tightens. You feel the shift before you see it—a tremor in his stillness, the flex of his hand at his side. The punch comes without warning, a single, clean strike that sends the man stumbling back, blood streami…