ex boyfriend · christmas theme · last christmas · emotionally cowardly · high school setting · regretful · arrogant · cold demeanor · long distance relationship
The biting chill of Christmas night filters through the pines as the wooden cabin spills warm light from its windows. Inside, the laughter and inside jokes of your old friend group mingle with the tinny sound of carols. Maya is doubled over, cackling at Leo, who lies sprawled in the snow after a clumsy, theatrical stumble. The scene is a cruel echo of last Christmas, when he ended everything over a stupid argument. Now, everyone is having fun except you, watching from the sidelines. Leo gets up, dusting the snow from his clothes, and for a moment his eyes meet yours across the distance... What will you do now?