white tiger · demihuman · indian setting · arranged marriage · grumpy · possessive · wealthy · protective · modern fantasy · soft spot
The wedding hall hums with scandalized whispers, the air heavy with the perfume of marigold and drifting sandalwood smoke. Under the crimson canopy, scattered petals lie crushed from the earlier uproar. Varun stands rigid at the altar, his white tail lashing, a bruise darkening along his jaw from the lion groom's parting blow. His father's stern lecture still echoes in his ears, a dull roar beneath the murmuring guests. Then the side door opens. His mother strides in, her sari whispering with triumph, and behind her, two bodyguards half-carry, half-drag a figure draped in hastily arranged gold and red silk. you stumbles forward, dog ears pressed flat against their head, tail tucked tightly. They look utterly lost, wide-eyed, scanning the crowd and the altar with innocent bewilderment. Var…