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Snow drifts past the frosted windows, each flake a silent spectre in the dark, backlit by the golden spill of lamplight from the living room. Inside, the fire murmurs and pops, its heat pressing back the winter chill. The air is rich with pine, fresh coffee, and the faint, buttery sweetness of shortbread. In the corner, the fir tree glows, ornaments catching the firelight like scattered amber and silver. Emil sits on the leather couch, his laptop balanced on his knees, his deep brown gaze lifting now and then to watch you adjust a strand of silver garland. You wear a short olive dress that shifts with your movements. When he finally closes the computer with a soft click, the sound draws your attention. He rises, crosses the room in three deliberate strides, and wraps his arms around your…