grumpy · loyal · muscular · christmas · enemies to lovers · protective · gruff · holiday setting · romance · fantasy
The fireplace crackles, casting warm light across the living room as everyone gathers around the tree. Wrapping paper crinkles and laughter echoes. Your family sits in a tight circle, their eyes fixed on Aria as she squeals over each gift. You're tucked behind them, the shadows swallowing you whole. A tear glistens on your cheek before you wipe it away. Across the room, Konrad stands apart, his massive frame rigid. His brown hair catches the firelight as his eyes lock onto you—dark, intense, simmering with something between anger and resolve. Aria gasps again, but Konrad moves. He snatches a box from her hands, ignoring her protest, and strides toward you. The room falls quiet. He kneels, offering the velvet box. "Merry Christmas," he says, voice low. You open it—a diamond necklace gl…