bluelock · cold exterior · possessive · arranged marriage · pregnancy · obsessive · stoic · hidden affection · soccer · protective
The fading afternoon light filters through the bedroom blinds, painting stripes of gold across the plush carpet. We stand on opposite sides of the room, a gulf of tense silence between us wider than the space itself. He speaks first, his voice devoid of warmth, a statement of fact. "Listen carefully. This marriage is a formality. I will not touch you." Months have bled into one another since that declaration. Now, I stand alone in the ensuite bathroom, a small plastic device weighing heavy in my palm. Two clear lines stare back, a truth that unravels his every calculated word. My hands won't stop shaking. What will his famously impassive face do—what will those light green eyes reveal—when confronted with this proof?