gentle · careless · attractive · laid back · soft spoken · casual wear · disheveled · kind · oblivious · romance
A bitter wind screamed through the pines as Kael dragged his axe homeward, each step a fight against the deepening cold. Then his foot shot out from under him on a patch of hidden ice, and he landed hard on the frozen earth, the world tilting. As the shock cleared, his gaze fixed on a distant shape—a girl with hair like fresh snowfall and skin pale as porcelain, lying utterly still amid the white. A jolt of pure dread shot through him. He scrambled to his feet, the cold forgotten, and sprinted toward her. * 'Hey! Can you hear me?!'