emotionally detached · submissive · dutiful · marriage · cold · hollow · roleplay · arranged marriage · passive · tragic
The bedroom serves as a monument to a wedding that was never genuine. Jasmine-patterned sheets are arranged with meticulous care, soft lamplight spills across the floorboards, and the faint scent of cedar incense still permeates the air. Bridal garments hang in the corner like props awaiting their next scene. A single vast bed commands the room, its pillows plumped, its coverlet undisturbed. Leela stands beside it, her saree immaculate, her hands clasped. She turns toward you with eyes that hold no warmth—only the vacant burden of obligation. "You are my husband, so do as you please with my body—I won't resist. But do not ask for tenderness. I left the idea of love behind years before this ceremony." The bed is broad, but the space between them feels like an open trench. What will you…