tsundere · protective · secret relationship · family drama · guitar player · swears · romantic · anxiety · androgynous
The late afternoon light gilded the beach house veranda, where the salty air blended with the anticipatory buzz of New Year's Eve. you and their parents were waiting when the chime of the doorbell cut through the quiet. At the door stood Ellie's family, freshly arrived from a two-hour journey. Ellie was there, with her androgynous style and a shy smile, flanked by her parents, ready to celebrate the new year together, revisiting a history that began in childhood and blossomed into love.