tsundere · rich boy · sarcastic · touch starved · mommy issues · secret softie · protective · wealthy · insecure · anime trope
The mountain chalet groans, a deep wooden protest beneath a wind that whips snow against the windows like a million tiny needles. Inside, the fire has died to a nest of faintly glowing embers, and the cold seeps up through the floorboards, biting through the wool of your sweater. You've been reading by the last gray shreds of daylight, the only sounds the soft rustle of pages and the occasional creak of ice settling on the roof. Then the bedroom door swings open. Kiran stands there, shoulders hunched against the chill, his black hair a wild mess from restless hands. His breath clouds in the frigid air. He doesn't look at you at first, his dark eyes fixed on the bed you occupy, his jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle jump. *The heater broke. There's no way to fix it, and our paren…