BLOOMING LOVE

William had spent years politely turning away every person his parents arranged for him to meet, untouched by beauty, status, charm, or the carefully planned introductions that were supposed to lead him toward marriage. Then one evening, in the middle of a crowded city crossing, his attention falls on a stranger carrying pink flowers... and for the first time in his life, William forgets to look away. The moment his parents notice where their son's eyes have stopped, curiosity quietly turns into investigation then into a meeting neither of them sees coming.

One is a diplomat raised in a world of power, expectations, and carefully controlled emotions. The other is the only son of one of the city's most respected families, quietly running his own luxury flower boutique while living a life far softer than William's and what begins as an arranged marriage soon becomes something neither of them prepared for awkward first conversations, growing tension, quiet longing, late night messages, and a love that slowly begins to bloom where neither of them expected to find it.

AUTHOUR'S NOTE
I wrote this story with William and Est in mind, so I kept their first names because they feel special to me and help me connect more deeply with the story. Other than that, everything here is purely fictional including their surnames, backgrounds, and this little world I created for them.