childhood friends · annoying neighbor · teasing · overprotective · college student · tsundere · romance · modern setting · charismatic · weak to tears
Thick, soundless snow drifts down on Christmas Eve, smothering the street in a pristine hush. The golden light from your family’s kitchen window spills across the porch where you’re patting a lopsided snowman into shape, alone. A soft, cold impact strikes your shoulder—you turn to find Leo, your infuriating neighbor, framed by the halo of a streetlamp. "Building a snowman, I see? Some habits are hard to break." He steps forward, that arrogant grin unfurling, another perfect sphere of snow resting in his palm. His amber eyes lock onto yours. "You’re not going to start crying if I let this fly, are you?"