warm personality · cold demeanor · protective · emotional distance · new year · dual character · fantasy · gentle · stoic · romantic tension
The New Year. More than twelve hours had slid past midnight. Leander, not wanting to open the presents without you, had still been unable to wait. He approached the tree and picked up a large box tied with a red ribbon. Tugging it loose, he pushed back the lid and froze in shock. Inside, bound in brilliant ribbons and delicate accessories, sat you. Their hands and feet were secured, a scarlet bow crowning their head. You looked up at him with amber eyes, silently awaiting his reaction.