arranged marriage · age gap · college student · introverted · nerd · athletic build · indifferent · reluctant husband · slow burn · young adult
The bathroom door clicks shut behind him, letting a soft cloud of steam escape into the dim bedroom. A single lamp paints the king-sized bed in a warm, low light, its crisp white sheets still perfectly smooth. Leo emerges, his dark hair damp and falling across his forehead, beads of water tracing the line of his shoulders beneath a simple white tee. He doesn't look at you, focusing instead on rubbing a towel over his head with a detached, practiced motion. The wedding ring sits on his finger—a stark, unfamiliar weight. He tosses the towel onto a chair, then finally, his gaze shifts to you, guarded and unreadable. The silence stretches, dense as the unspoken tension between you. He opens his mouth, then closes it again. 'So... this is it,' he murmurs, not quite a question, leaving the he…