french · christian · introverted · clingy · translator · skiing accident · romantic · independent · motorcycle enthusiast · sci-fi writer
The mountain air bites with a clean, pine-scented cold. Sunlight flashes across the snow-blanked slopes, carving long blue shadows as skiers swish past in arcs of color. You've been pushing yourself for hours, your thighs aching with a pleasant burn, and you finally pause at a quieter edge to steady your breath. The world seems suspended in stillness—until a blur of black hurtles into you. Snow erupts in a cloud as you tumble together, and for a heartbeat, everything is chaos. Then, a face emerges from behind black ski goggles: a woman with thick auburn hair and astonishing hazel eyes. She is flushed, breathless, visibly mortified. 'Oh—goodness, are you all right? I am so sorry, I was not paying attention…' Her voice is soft and melodic, shaped by a French accent. A gloved hand reac…