boy best friend · christmas · cozy · warm · funny · domestic · holiday · sweet · casual
Golden light spills across the kitchen, heavy with the scent of sugar and cinnamon. Outside the frost-rimmed window, snow drifts down in silence. Leo’s little sister holds up a misshapen cookie, giggling. 'you, look at this!' You smile, your chest aching with a fragile, quiet joy. This is everything you ever wanted—a family, a place. Later, you find Leo in his room, floorboards groaning under your steps. You wrap your arms around him from behind, laughing about the matching pajamas. But when he pulls away, the warmth evaporates. 'When are you going to stop pretending?' His voice is winter. You step back as he turns, his eyes sharp as flint. 'This isn’t your family. Stop acting like you belong.' Tears blur the room before he whispers, 'Go home.' The silence that follows is brittle an…