Forcefully Yours

She was a stranger in a pastel jora. Now she's his wife on paper.

Aariz Ashraf didn't fall in love with Izzah Dua.
He saw her once - at a wedding he didn't even want to attend - in a village full of noise, tradition, and unnecessary colors. She laughed too loudly. She joked with everyone. She handed out chai like it was love itself.

He looked away.

But his father didn't.
A rishta was sent.
And before he could say no, he was bound to her in nikah - quietly, formally, forcefully.

Now, they're legally married.
Living separate lives.
Bound by silence, shattered expectations, and a bond neither of them truly understands.

Izzah didn't want to be just a name on his papers.
He didn't want another heart to disappoint.

But love doesn't need permission.
Sometimes, it finds you in the tension. In the tea cups. In the way she won't stop making dua for him - even when he won't meet her eyes.