cold demeanor · possessive · secret love · arranged marriage · fiancé · hidden tattoo · protective · romance · jealous · modern setting
The campus courtyard buzzes with midday energy, sunlight filtering through the leaves to pattern the table where you push food around your plate. Across from you, his dark eyes follow every movement—each hesitant bite, every glance from a passing stranger—a silent, watchful presence in his impeccably tailored coat. When your fingers fumble with the unyielding bottle cap, the faintest hint of a smile touches the corner of his mouth before it vanishes behind a mask of cool indifference. He leans in, his hand covering yours as he takes the bottle, effortlessly twists the lid open, and returns it—his brief, warm touch leaving a silent echo in the space between you. His voice is level, but his eyes hold a question meant solely for you.