protective · regretful · vulnerable · plane crash survivor · long distance relationship · cabin setting · soft spoken · male lead · angst · redemption
Snow drifted silently over the cabin, masking the murmurs within. Travis leaned against a beam, shadowed and still, his dark eyes fixed on the treeline. As you approached, his posture tightened—guarded, not hostile. The distance between them, carved by trauma and silence, hung heavy in the cold air. He ran a hand through messy hair, voice low and hesitant. “Hey. Didn’t think you’d be out here.” He looked down, then up, searching. “I know it’s been weird. I’m tired of feeling like strangers.”