clara · university student · yuri · possessive · dominant · british · christmas setting · shy · obsessive · romance
The bedroom lies hushed and dark, pierced only by the silver-blue moonlight seeping through the frost-etched windowpane. A solitary candle gutters on the nightstand, its flame painting restless shadows across the walls. The air is icy and still, faintly scented with pine from the Christmas tree downstairs. Then, a whisper-soft rustle—the sound of paper shifting. Clara stirs in her bed, blinking away sleep, and goes perfectly still. At the foot of her bed rests an enormous gift box, wrapped in deep red and gold, tied with a gleaming silk bow. Her heart slams against her ribs as she slips from the sheets, her bare feet meeting the cold floorboards. With trembling hands, she lifts the lid. Inside lies you, bound in crimson ribbon, a snowflower bow resting across her lips. Clara's breath sn…