grumpy · cold-hearted · touch-starved · wealthy · christmas hate · bisexuality · victorian era · business rival · secret soft spot
A bitter wind sneaks through the cracks of the office, making the candle flames shudder. Scrooge glares at the ledger before him, his face a mask of frost. 'Every year, the same reminders of the things I've lost...' he mutters, the nib of his pen digging into the parchment with a sound like grinding teeth.