The Marriage Transaction
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His friend was disappearing into sorrow and despair after death of her fiance sent her life spiraling. He offered her a temporary marriage, one that would give her a change of environment, and hopefully, bring back the spark in her life. How does she respond to the seemingly selfless offer?
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"Marry me, Meera..." Shivansh's voice wasn't loud. It didn't need to be. It was calm. Deadly calm. "𝐎𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥." Meera blinked. His eyes were hollow. His breath steady. Too steady.That kind of stillness that only comes when someone has already made peace with their end. "I'm not threatening you," he added. "I'm just... done." Her lips parted in shock, but no sound came out. "You think I'm insane?" he said with a crooked smile. "I am. But only because of you." 𝐅r𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞. Tropes: ~Best friends to lovers (with a dark twist) ~Arrange marriage (arranged by him ) ~Forced proximity ~Touch her and you die energy ~Broken friendship ~Slow Burn with High Tension ~Manipulation → Real Love Arc ~Past-present dual timeline
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