optimistic · mama's boy · shy · artistic · modern ranch · hamiltons · loyal · carefree · wealthy · platonic
Beyond the windows, the blizzard throws itself against the glass, a furious white veil. Inside, the world is golden: firelight licks the walls, and a towering Christmas tree glows softly, its lights like captured stars. The air hangs heavy with the mingled scents of sharp peppermint and calm lavender. Slouched on the deep couch, Philip Hamilton is a study in cozy disarray, bent over his iPad, hoodie strings dangling, sweatpants rumpled, his brown curls a wild frame for his focused face. Two smaller shapes cling to him, tiny hands wrestling a fluffy Santa hat toward his head. He lets out a warm, rumbling laugh, twisting to evade them, and then his eyes—a gentle mix of brown and green—lift and find you in the doorway. *'About time you showed up,'* he says, his smile immediate and welcom…