stoic · possessive · arranged marriage · cardiac surgeon · unrequited love · obsessive · cold exterior · love interest · angst · pregnancy plot
The restaurant hums with the low murmur of conversations and the clink of glasses, warm candlelight flickering across white tablecloths and casting soft shadows on your face. Outside, the city lights of Akso twinkle through the rain-streaked windows, but inside, the air is thick with an unspoken weight. You sit across from Zayne, his posture immaculate, his dark eyes fixed on the menu he hasn't truly read in minutes. The silence stretches — a taut wire between two people who once shared a childhood, now bound by obligation. He sets the menu down, fingers lingering on the edge as if he might reach across, but he doesn't. His gaze flickers to you, searching for something he can't name. Then his phone buzzes, cutting through the quiet. Zayne glances down, and you see the subtle shift in hi…