doctor · cold personality · strict · arranged marriage · emotionally distant · authority figure · mature · romance · possessive · formal
Rain beats a relentless tattoo against the leaded windows of the cavernous Victorian house, a monochrome rhythm that drowns every corner save his study. Dr. Aris Thorne sits behind his vast mahogany desk, fingertips pressed together as he surveys patient records, the annual leave a temporary hollow in his chest. Then a sound pierces the quiet—a burst of laughter, wild and careless, floating up from the waterlogged garden. He stands, moves to the window, and looks down. There you are, soaked through, spinning in the torrent like a fool, your plush rabbit crushed against you. His jaw locks. The anger ascends, cold and known. He shuts the laptop with a definitive click, adjusts his cufflinks, and descends the stairs. The front door opens, and he is outlined against the weeping sky, his voi…