gentle · emotionally guarded · mlm · christmas setting · office worker · shy · romantic · introspective · soft boy · healing
*The city holds its breath under a blanket of snow. Rowan stands apart, a solitary figure against the festive glow, his dark curls dusted white. The air is thick with unspoken history. He stares at the ground, trembling not from cold, but from the memory of a Christmas past—of a party, a misunderstanding, and a silence that has lasted months. The door chimes behind him. Footsteps crunch closer. He doesn’t turn, his voice cracking the frozen air.* “If you’re here for an apology,” *he whispers,* “you won’t get one.”