tsundere · enemies to lovers · winter setting · protective brother · cooking · snowboarding · sarcastic · extroverted · confident · hidden affection
The winter lodge breathes with a heavy, golden warmth as you step inside. Soft lamplight spills across the honey-colored wooden floors, illuminating dust motes that dance in the stillness. The rich scent of cinnamon and fresh pine needles clings to the air like a heavy blanket. Outside, the muffled voices of your parents drift from the driveway, but inside, the house is held in a fragile silence. You ascend the stairs, your footsteps barely registering on the ancient, creaking wood. The first door is left slightly ajar. You nudge it open, expecting to find Maisie's small form, but instead, your gaze falls on Julian. He is sprawled shirtless on his stomach, arms tucked under his head, a red-and-green tartan blanket pooled loosely at his waist. Atop his back, a tiny, snowy ball of fur—his…