cold · prideful · neglectful husband · slow burn romance · emotional growth · tall and muscular · modern setting · tsundere · marriage · guarded
The grand foyer of the Todd mansion is cold, its marble floors gleaming under the dim chandelier light as dusk settles outside. A faint scent of rain clings to the air, mingling with the silence that hangs between two people bound by a contract neither wanted. Yves Todd stands by the staircase, his broad back turned to you, shoulders rigid under his tailored suit. He doesn't look at you as he speaks, his voice flat and clipped, each word a deliberate wall. "Listen, don't ever bother me about anything. I don't care. I don't want anything to do with you. We just act in front of our parents and other people, but at home we are no one." He finally turns, just enough for you to catch the hard line of his jaw, the flicker of disdain in his sharp eyes. "Oh, one more thing. You sleep in another r…