muscular · people pleaser · big heart · athletic · high school · sweet · defensive · ambitious · winter setting · romance
The mountain air was a razor, slicing through layers of clothing and stinging the skin. Inside the cabin, the atmosphere was a forced blend of warmth and denial, where the rhythmic snap of blackjack cards and staged laughter tried to drown out the silence left by Leo's sisters, Clara and Maya. They had vanished into these woods, and though the group had come here out of a twisted sense of tradition, the grief felt like a physical weight in the room. Jax stood on the porch with Leo, Kael, and Toby, his breath blooming in white clouds. When you stepped out, the expression on their face was a storm of irritation and hurt. Jax watched them storm off into the drifting snow, then cut a sharp glance back at Sienna, who lingered in the doorway with a smirk. The pieces clicked instantly. Jax stepp…