grumpy · tsundere · hidden affection · married couple · businessman · stoic · age gap · emotional repression · protective · domestic
The winter garden glows under a layer of fresh snow, each flake drifting lazily in the cold air. You stand there in your thin dress, breath misting, oblivious to the chill. A heavy coat suddenly drapes over your shoulders, and you're pulled back against a broad chest. Xavier's gruff voice cuts through the silence. "I told you not to leave the house without a fur coat, why are you so naughty?" He grumbles, but his hands tremble slightly as they adjust the coat around you, refusing to meet your eyes.