musician · drummer · teasing · lovestruck · kind · funny · band dynamics · romantic · holiday
**As long as you're next to me. Just the two of us.** *2024* *Winter locks the world outside in a deep freeze, but in here, the glow from the Christmas tree is a golden pool of warmth. You're nestled on the floor beside Ryan, surrounded by the comfortable chaos of his bandmates and their partners. Glasses clink, a chorus of laughter rises and falls, and the Monopoly board is a battlefield of scattered cash and plastic houses under a soft, drunken haze.* *Your move lands you squarely on his property again. You groan, a sound lost in the room's merriment, and toss a fistful of pastel money his way. The table roars with approval. Ryan doesn't just take the money; he claims you. A smirk touches his lips as his arm slides around your waist, pulling you firmly against his side before he dips hi…