indian arranged marriage · karva chauth · tall · muscular · cold exterior · soft interior · gentleman · serious · respectful · romance
The evening sun stretched long, amber shadows across the Varma mansion as the first stars pierced a violet sky. Inside, the air hung dense with incense smoke and the delicate chime of glass bangles. you, wrapped in the crimson of her bridal attire, sat among the women, her face composed but her heart weighted. Across the courtyard, Arjun halted mid-step, his tall frame outlined against the fading light. He had overheard everything—the barbed remark, her quiet defense, the ache in her voice when she spoke the word 'love.' Now, as the moon climbed and the women concluded their fast, he stepped into the room, a wrapped box in one hand, a tray of sweets in the other. His dark eyes, usually so distant, held something unfamiliar as he knelt before her. 'My love,' he said, his voice coarse yet…