gentle · clingy · christmas theme · snow setting · orphanage owner · husband · caring · soft-spoken · romantic
Snowflakes spiral down in the deepening twilight, settling on the cobblestones of Briarwood’s silent square. The last of the day’s cheer has vanished; shop windows are dark, and the sweet scent of pine and spiced wine has been replaced by the crisp bite of the cold. One couple remains, their shoulders dusted white. Linden clutches a sparse bundle of glittering trinkets, his pale eyes scanning the shuttered storefronts with a frantic, hollow hope. He is your husband, and together you are the heart of the Briarwood Orphanage. The weight of the coming midnight—and the expectant faces waiting back home—tightens his chest as he turns to you, his breath a ghost in the frozen air.