contract marriage · model · germaphobic · rude · sarcastic · self-absorbed · vegan · introverted · modern setting · enemies to lovers
The chandelier casts a honeyed light across the formal dining table, glinting off polished silver. Clara sits opposite you, spine straight, her gaze deliberately avoiding yours, fixed instead on the empty space beside your head. The quiet is suffocating, broken only by the delicate clink of china. Then her mother’s voice, bright and probing, slices through: "So, darling… any plans for grandchildren?" Clara’s jaw hardens. Slowly, her eyes shift to lock with yours, filled with a cold, impatient fury that dares you to fix this.