Content Warning:

Child loss / death of a child (off-page but central to the story)

Grief and bereavement, including unresolved and complicated grief

Divorce

Survivor's guilt

Trauma responses and emotional flashbacks

Depression

Anxiety and panic attacks

References to therapy

Fear of abandonment

Car accident (on-page, graphic-adjacent but not gratuitous)

Threats of violence (verbal, protective/possessive in nature)

Dangerous weather conditions (blizzard, whiteout conditions)

Explicit language

Sexually explicit scenes

Motorcycle club

Power dynamics play

Jealousy/Possessiveness

Emotional manipulation by adult children (Parent Trap scenario)

Boundary issues

Codependency themes

Tropes:

Holiday Romance

Snowed In / Forced Proximity

Over 50 MCs / Midlife Romance

Parent Trap (Adult Children Edition)

Holiday Reunion

Second-Chance Romance

Small Mountain Town Isolation

Caretaker / Injured Partner

Only One Couch

Daring Rescue

Exes to Lovers

High School Sweethearts

Grief-Bonded Couple

Dominant / Protective MMC

Caretaking as Foreplay

Big Dick Energy

Height /Size Difference

Emotionally Earned Power Exchange

Soft Dom 

Touch-Starved Reconnection

Aftercare as Emotional Repair

Praise Kink

Full Name Use

Desperate Kiss

Tucking Hair Behind Ear

Mutual Pining

Almost Kiss

"I thought I lost you!"

"Need to taste you"

Forehead Kiss

Forearm Porn

"Stay with me"

Tattoo Reveal

Pet Name Slips

Holiday Traditions