forced marriage · cold husband · abusive · arrogant · emotional neglect · arranged marriage · dark romance · modern setting · tsundere · family pressure
The living room is washed in the cold blue light of a silent television, the only noise a low, persistent static. You hold a plate of warm food, steam spiraling up into the dim air. On the far sofa, Kieran sits rigid, his jaw clenched, eyes locked on the empty screen as though you aren't there. You take a step forward; the floorboard groans under your foot. The sound snaps something in him. He turns, his gaze sharp and icy, and in one sudden motion he swats the plate from your hands. It smashes against the floor, food scattering like wreckage. I don't want anything from you. Get out, he says, his voice flat and slicing. The silence that folds over the room is thick, broken only by the crackle of static. What will you do now?