lily_writs
The faint scent of jasmine floated through the room, mixing with the soft hum of rain tapping against the tall glass windows. Aarohi stood before the mirror, her reflection glowing under the golden light. Her lips curved slightly as she carefully applied a thin layer of gloss, tracing the shape of a smile she didn't even know she wore.
Behind her, Arhaan leaned lazily against the doorframe - dark shirt unbuttoned at the throat, sleeves rolled, gaze fixed on her like she was the only thing that existed in his world.
Aarohi caught his reflection in the mirror and sighed, pouting just a little.
"You know, Mr. Rathore," she murmured, voice laced with mischief, "sometimes I think you stare at me too much."
Arhaan's lips curved into a slow, knowing smile as he pushed away from the frame, his steps deliberate, heavy with the weight of unspoken affection.
"And sometimes," he said, his tone low and velvet, "I think you notice it too much."
Her fingers froze midway, the gloss still in hand. She met his eyes in the mirror - molten, unreadable, impossibly intense.
"Maybe I do," she said, a soft laugh escaping her. "But you could at least blink once in a while."
He moved closer, his reflection growing beside hers, his presence wrapping around her like a second skin.
"Can't risk it," he whispered, his breath brushing against her ear. "I might miss a second of you."
Aarohi turned, her heart betraying her calm. His closeness always did that - turned her pulse into thunder, her breath into rain. She tried to look away, but his gaze held her still.
"You're impossible," she whispered, cheeks blooming in the soft lamplight.
Arhaan's fingers found her chin, tilting it up gently, reverently - as if even touching her required permission. His thumb traced the faint sheen of gloss on her lower lip, eyes softening into something dangerously tender.
"Only when it comes to you, Mrs. Rathore," he said, voice barely above a breath.
Outside, the rain deepened - 🪷