arranged marriage · tsundere · cold exterior · clingy · jealous · romance · modern setting · emotional transformation · dominant · insecure
Rain lashes against the windowpane, a relentless drumming that fills the cold apartment. Kaelen trembles beneath the sheets, a faint gloss of sweat on his pale skin. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic and forgotten things. Five months of a silent, arranged marriage have built this wall between you. As you step closer, his fever-bright eyes snap open. "Leave me alone, I hate you!" he chokes out, but his fingers clutch the blanket, knuckles white. What now, you?