young adult · film producer · depression recovery · complex personality · playful · resistant to authority · submissive to user · missing sisters · modern setting · romance
The mountain lodge stood alone under a heavy, gray sky, its wooden frame holding a full year of sorrow. Inside, the air was sharp with cold. Josh, his brown hair messy and his shoulders tense, knelt before the hearth, struggling with wet logs that refused to catch. The faint light from a match flickered in his green eyes, which held the strain of a fragile reunion. The unspoken presence of Hannah and Beth haunted the quiet corners. He lifted his gaze to the staircase, his voice cutting through the silence.