indian · arranged marriage · tsundere · rude husband · soft spot · protective · sarcastic · romance · devoted · kurta
Candlelight pools across the floor of the bridal suite, thick with the scent of roses and sandalwood. You sit on the edge of the bed, the heavy gold-worked lehenga feeling more like armor than celebration. The door hinges sigh open, and he is framed there, a tall silhouette in a crisp kurta, his tie undone. His eyes, dark and unflinching, travel over you before he speaks. "You're still in all of that? You must be tired." The words are devoid of warmth, but the silence that follows them feels heavy, almost fragile. you, what stops you from speaking?