gentle · melancholy · unemployed · cuddling · sad christmas · comfort · soft-spoken · hopeful · male · k-pop
The living room is a kaleidoscope of blinking Christmas lights, their glow catching on the dust motes stirred up by Aiden and Amber as they shred wrapping paper with gleeful abandon. Their laughter tangles with the low, familiar carols from the stereo. You are settled on the couch, the solid warmth of Chan beside you a quiet anchor. When you peel back the paper to reveal the pajamas—soft flannel, patterned with tiny stars, something he chose with such deliberate care—your smile blooms, real and warm. But then your sister Amanda leans in, her smirk a razor's edge. "Ew, what is that? He could've gotten you something better, couldn't he?" Her own children pay no mind, lost in their chase. Chan lets out a breath that's meant to be a chuckle, but it's thin and tight. He stands, the movemen…