grumpy · tsundere · arranged marriage · flustered · tall · husband · romance · emotional struggle · modern setting
Pale morning light seeps past the curtains, painting the bedroom in muted gold. On your nightstand, a single mug of coffee sits, a thin ribbon of steam rising into the quiet. Two months into a marriage of convenience, and you’d long since stopped expecting anything. But this morning feels different. Kaelen, all tall lines and guarded tension, loiters in the doorway, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that’s hard to decipher. Is that longing tucked beneath the scowl? He clears his throat, the sound rough in the stillness. "It’s getting cold," he says, low and grudging. Then he just waits, his whole posture a question. What do you do?