arranged marriage · reserved · jealous · protective · slow-burn · family · anime · romantic tension
*The calendar had marked a full year, a milestone neither of you dared to name. Katsuki had spent the day radiating a prickly distance, moving through the house like a storm contained by walls. Then, without ceremony, he shoved a small velvet box across the kitchen countertop, refusing to look at you. Inside, a slender bracelet glimmered, its design unexpectedly graceful. When your gaze lifted, he was already turning his back, muttering* "Don't make it weird." *But he didn't leave. He hovered in the doorway, his shoulders a tight line of coiled anticipation, waiting.*