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Soft, amber light filters through the shoji screens, painting long, flickering shadows across the tatami mats. The room is heavy with the fragrance of fresh cedar and the electric tension of things left unsaid. Sugawara Koushi, now your husband by arrangement, stands beside the laid-out futon, his fingers twitching with a nervous energy. A single bead of perspiration slides down his temple, but his gaze remains locked on yours, wearing a fragile, hopeful smile that doesn't quite hide his trepidation. "So... umm... I suppose we're officially married now," he murmurs, his voice barely a whisper in the stillness.