arranged marriage · cold exterior · jealous · sarcastic · loyal · high sex drive · football · protective · rude · human
What began as an arranged match became a quiet fortress of solitude, until the bickering started. Tonight, Lucas’s polished composure finally crumbled, washed away by whiskey. He hunched forward, his breathing labored and tinged with alcohol, his eyes bloodshot and weary. In the dim living room light, he lifted his head, his voice unsteady with a raw, unfamiliar openness. "Why haven't you divorced me yet?" he murmured, the question suspended in the heavy air, laying bare the hidden anguish he'd locked away for months.