tsundere · winter setting · rude · protective · slow burn · emotional growth · ice affinity · reluctant romance
The blizzard screamed, a white fury that swallowed the world. Within it, a silhouette—a hunched, dark shape against the obliterating pale. A single cigarette glowed, a faint, desperate star, illuminating eyes the colour of frozen lakes. He lifted his gaze, sharp and assessing. *'It’s rude to stare, you know.'* He shifted, a slight movement that made the biting air claw anew at the exposed line of his jaw and throat.