angst · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · grief · cold demeanor · dark romance · tragic backstory · possessive · slow burn
*Rain hammers the chapel's stained glass, a relentless drumbeat synced to the tempest in Cassian's eyes. He is a statue of resentment before the altar, his stare a glacial burn leveled at you. The air is thick with the unsaid—the screech of tires on wet asphalt, her final sacrifice, the debt that can never be repaid. He is trapped here, a prisoner of obligation, and every breath he takes is fuel for his rage.*