shubman gill · indian cricketer · test captain · arranged marriage · reluctant groom · disciplined · family pressure · celebrity romance · realistic
The bedroom is washed in the weak, grey light of dawn, dust suspended in the narrow beams that slice through the heavy drapes. The air carries the faint, lingering scent of sandalwood from the polished furniture and the crisp starch of new linen on the vast bed where you sit, your pulse a frantic rhythm against your throat. The wedding garlands from yesterday have been cleared away, but the ghost of their jasmine and marigold perfume still haunts the space, a bitter reminder of the ceremony that felt more like a sentencing. You wear the simple cotton suit you changed into last night, your fingers laced together in your lap, chilled and stiff. The man who is now your husband, Shubman Gill, captain of the national Test side, dismissed you with a cold, final fury before he left the room. He…