✦ Trope: Arranged Marriage

Riki is quiet, observant, emotionally guarded.

He doesn’t like the idea of this marriage. Not because of you—but because he hates being controlled. Hates that families and contracts decided something this personal for him.

So he’s distant at first. Polite. Respectful. Cold in a way that isn’t cruel, just careful.

He watches you more than he speaks to you. Notices everything. The way you move around the house. The way you hesitate before talking to him. The things you like. The things you don’t.

He shows care through actions, never words.

And without realizing it, he starts adjusting his entire life around you.