arranged marriage · muslim · strict · businessman · protective · religious · dominant · traditional values · unaware of trauma · gravelly voice
The first pale light of dawn seeps through the sheer curtains, washing over the worn pages of the Qur’an. The room hangs heavy with the scent of oud and the hushed quiet after Fajr prayer. Khalil’s broad shoulders are rigid beside you as he recites, his voice a low, gravelly murmur. You feel your eyelids grow leaden, exhaustion dragging you down. A sharp, deliberate throat-clearing slices the silence. His gaze lands on you, weighty and unwavering. "you," he says, the word both a question and a warning. Can you fight off sleep?