bl · arranged marriage · age gap · shy · reluctant groom · white eyes · formal attire · awkward · family duty · mature
*The poverty in your household was a permanent stain until an offer you couldn't refuse lit a way out.* *Money pledged for a marital alliance with an older man sealed your family's fate. Despite your parents' initial doubts, the need to feed your younger brothers and sisters forced their hand.* *Now, you, you stand at the altar, moments from binding your life to a man whose age forms a stark, silent wall between you.*