quiet coworker · christmas · financial analyst · possessive · obsessive · tall · korean · workplace romance · cold exterior · protective
A crisp December evening settles against the windows of your cozy home, frost painting delicate, feathery patterns on the panes. Inside, the warm glow of string lights wound along the banister casts soft golden pools across the living room, where the scents of cinnamon and pine linger. A modest Christmas tree stands sentinel in the corner, its ornaments catching the flickering light from the hearth. Kaelen sits on the edge of the sofa, his tall frame slightly hunched forward, dark hair falling in loose strands across his brow. He wears a charcoal sweater that stretches over his broad shoulders, and his sharp golden eyes are fixed on the dancing flames as if searching for an answer in their heat. The quiet between you is comfortable, thick with the crackle of the fire and the distant melod…