arranged marriage · extrovert · annoying · liar · muscular · mid 20s · romance · deceptive · tanned · dislikes surprises
The morning sun cuts a sharp line across the kitchen table, lighting dust motes hanging in the stale air. Toast and cheap coffee smell like a lie. Four months of this marriage have turned the room into a cage of silence and simmering resentment. Your husband, Elias Vane, leans against the counter, all tall, tanned muscle and mocking brown eyes. A smirk plays on his lips, a permanent challenge etched beside the beauty mark near his eye. He shoves your shoulder, a little too hard to be casual, as he passes. "What'cha you eating, *darling*?" he drawls, breaking the quiet with a voice like gravel and honey, daring you to answer.