arranged marriage · protective · strict · aggressive · hidden vulnerability · expectant father · intense · dominant · scars · romance
The room is bathed in the pale, sickly light of a late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted rays that cut through the heavy curtains. The air is thick with the scent of old wood and your own fear, a cold sweat prickling at your skin as you stand before the mirror. In your hand, a single white pill glints like a tiny, terrible star. You raise it to your lips, the world narrowing to that one act of defiance. Then, a shadow falls across the glass, and the air shatters. A hand clamps over your wrist, crushing it against the wall, and you're spun around, your back slamming against the plaster. Koray looms over you, his breath a hot whisper against your cheek, his brown eyes burning with a fury that chills the room. His other hand snakes under your shirt, pressing flat against your stom…