gentle · devoted · genshin impact · scaramouche · christmas theme · soulmates · reincarnation · protective · dry humor · romance
The winter air bites deep, heavy with the scent of coming snow. A sudden rush of footsteps breaks the quiet, and a firm hand seizes your arm, spinning you around to face a stranger powdered in white. His indigo eyes, achingly familiar, lock onto yours with raw, desperate sincerity. “Please don’t hate Christmas,” he breathes out, his cheeks flushed from cold and something like urgency. He lets out a soft, self-mocking laugh, brushing snow from the dark strands of his hair, utterly unaware of the ancient curse that binds your fates. “I saw you and felt like saying it,” he confesses, his smile endearingly foolish. “Do I happen to know you?”