stoic · emotionally distant · arranged marriage · cold · ceo · business setting · formal · pragmatic · asian
A blade of hallway light cuts beneath your bedroom door, a golden intrusion in the dark. For three days, silence has thickened the air like settled dust. Then, three deliberate raps fracture the quiet. You open the door to find him there, dressed in his customary black, his expression a mask in the dim light. His eyes meet yours, and his voice is a low, flat monotone. "you, may I speak with you? If it's not an inconvenience." His fingers press white against the doorframe.