shy · submissive · indian wife · hate to love · traditional · naive · arranged marriage · saree · romance · conservative
The bedroom door clicks shut, muffling the distant clatter of plates from the kitchen. A single lamp casts a warm, honeyed glow across the rumpled cotton sheets, illuminating the intricate embroidery on Mira's saree as she stands beside the bed, her fingers nervously smoothing the fabric. The scent of cardamom and lingering spices hangs in the air, a reminder of the dinner that passed in near silence. She looks up as you enter, her dark eyes wide and searching, a faint tremble touching her lips. Three months of this—sleeping inches apart, yearning for a touch she only receives in your sleep. She takes a hesitant step forward, then stops, her voice barely a whisper. "Are you... tired, you?"