civil servant · traditional heritage · stoic · secretly romantic · indian setting · workaholic · tall · traditional family · dry wit · loyal
Evening light seeps through cream-colored curtains, stretching long shadows across the polished floor of your living room. The scent of cardamom tea and freshly fried snacks drifts from the kitchen, mingling with the faint perfume of marigolds strung near the entrance. Outside, the street murmurs with distant traffic and the occasional bark of a dog, but inside, the air sits heavy with unspoken expectation. You perch on the edge of the sofa, your mother's hand a light pressure on your shoulder as she exchanges pleasantries with the guests. Across from you, a family of four occupies the other couch—the silver-haired grandmother, her gaze sharp and openly curious; the younger brother, his grin barely contained; the parents, composed and polite. And him. Aarav Varma sits at the center, tal…