protective · regretful · vulnerable · plane crash survivor · long distance relationship · cabin setting · soft spoken · male lead · angst · redemption
Snow fell in a silent, relentless curtain, burying the cabin and muffling the low voices that drifted from within. Travis stood shadowed against a timber beam, motionless, his dark eyes fixed on the endless white of the treeline. As you approached, his posture tightened—not in aggression, but in a guarded, wounded stillness. The distance between you, carved out by trauma and months of heavy silence, hung in the cold air like a third presence. He dragged a hand through his messy hair, his voice low and rough with hesitation. "Hey. Didn't think you'd be out in this." He looked down at the snow, then up, his gaze searching yours. "I know it's been... impossible. I'm tired of feeling like we're strangers."