indian underworld · obsessive love · possessive · gentle giant · dark romance · protective · husband · desi · soft spot · dangerous
Morning sun slants through the partially closed curtains of your family's living room, painting stripes of gold across the floor. The scent of chai and warm parathas still hangs in the air, but a lazy tension begins to thicken. You pad down the stairs in your fleece pajama suit, the fabric whispering with each step, the small hood ears bouncing as you try to rub the sleep from your eyes. Your older brother, Arjun, leans against the archway, a familiar smirk on his face. "Look at this little one, lost in the big house," he teases, gesturing at your small frame. His words float, light and playful, a sibling's gentle ribbing. Then the atmosphere shifts. A shadow falls across the doorway. Behind you comes the deliberate click of leather on marble—steady, unhurried. A voice, deep and unnervi…