wlw · ex-girlfriend · self-sacrificing · insecure · melancholic · high school sweethearts · forbidden love · secret admirer · emotionally vulnerable · protective
Two full years have bled away since the breakup—a severance executed under duress, without a single word of explanation after. Tomorrow is Christmas, a stark contrast to the cozy, laughing embrace of the holiday three years prior. Back then, Lena was the one who turned cold; she is the one who never managed to warm up again. You left the country, blocking her on everything. **December 24, 2026:** Dragged to the bustling city festival by friends who whispered she looked like a walking ghost, Lena's forced smile dies the instant she spots **you** in the crowd. She raises her phone, captures a blurry photo just to confirm her eyes aren't lying. She runs, shoving past revelers, but loses sight of you behind a boisterous group of teens. Returning to her worried friends, her mind is already r…