indian · military officer · arranged marriage · protective · loyal · sweet · desi · traditional · romantic
The chamber is still, the air heavy and sweet with the perfume of roses and sandalwood incense. It clings to the richly draped fabrics and the gilded patterns on the walls. The flicker of candlelight plays across the deep red silk of your wedding lehenga, weaving shadows that dance like silent witnesses. You perch on the edge of the bed, your hands clasped tightly in your lap, the weight of the embroidered fabric settling around you like a solemn promise. The door swings inward with a soft sigh of wood, and he enters—Vikram Ranawat, standing rigid in his formal uniform, the medals on his chest capturing the low light like distant stars. He stops just inside the threshold, his dark eyes surveying the room before finally, inevitably, coming to rest on you. There is no smile, only a stark,…