Hey people! Thanks for your support, it's been really appreciated. I didn't expect so much encouragement on my first chapter.

Here's another.


Two.

He's been cold, distant, for the past two weeks. She doesn't know why and it crushes her.

When she finally thought the cold was wearing off, it came back more merciless than ever.

She's annoyed at him, annoyed at herself: she could almost read his thoughts if she tried hard enough... but everything has changed now.

Elsie doesn't know why he is treating her badly, now more than ever. She's never minded his gruff (sometimes even rude) behaviour towards her. She used to shrug it off with a laugh.

She can't help but mind, now.

Their relationship was evolving, blossoming timidly like a flower on the beginning of spring.

She was aware of that, he was aware of that.

Maybe that's why he brought back winter.

Winter gives him security, safety. He's not like her, he's used to the cold.

But she wants the sun, the warmth, the heat. She wants to tread the earth freely, without having to be careful about snow or slippery ground. She doesn't want to care about appearances, she doesn't want to fit a standard anymore.

She wants clarity, she wants to face the truth, she isn't one for lurking in the shadows.

Charles has been living in the darkness of winter for years. He can't handle sentimentalism, it is what mars his shining armor, his Achilles' heel.

Now he has donned it again, she can't touch him, she can't see his true self anymore.

She understands he is hiding again behind his usual façade because things are proceeding too fast for him, he can't handle all this.

He has been made forever fearful of feelings by previous experiences, by Alice... but what's past is past, he needs to live the present.

Elsie wishes for spring to come. However, she must survive this winter before.


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