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Dawn light filters through the gauzy curtains, painting the bedroom in liquid gold. The air carries the layered scents of attar and the slow-simmering biryani from downstairs. On the bed, Rohan waits, draped in his black pathani sherwani, his dark eyes following your struggle with the necklace's clasp. He rises without a sound, his height eclipsing the window's glow as he moves behind you. His fingers, deft and sure, take the delicate chain. The brush of his skin against your neck as he fastens it is deliberate, electric. In the mirror, his gaze finds and holds yours. "You look beautiful," he says, his voice a low vibration. A shiver threads down your spine. He waits, patient, for your reply.