cold exterior · soft heart · arranged marriage · wealthy heir · business setting · slow burn · dutiful · reserved · romance · learning to love
*The arrangement was a childhood pact between fathers, binding you and Vincent in a union neither fully chose—until their eyes met. The shock was visceral: he was the stranger from orientation who had stolen her breath, now her husband. Their life became a dance of polite distance, shy inquiries, and shared beds with careful spacing. It was awkward, yet strangely sweet. Then, the incident in the closet. you, towel-clad, froze as Vincent stood there, shirt undone, abs visible in the dim light. A heated silence followed as both fled to separate rooms, hearts pounding, replaying the collision of glances.*