“It’s so fluffy!”
I couldn’t help but laugh at Keanu’s childlike wonder as he reached out beyond our golden sphere to catch snowflakes in his palm. The moment they crossed the barrier of his magic, they melted into water droplets that caught the light like tiny diamonds.
“You’ve seen snow before.” I laughed.
“Not like this. Not in the middle of a snow storm and it’s been forever!” He spun in a slow circle, amber eyes wide as he took in the swirling white chaos beyond our protective bubble. “It’s been so long since I’ve felt it. Since I’ve touched it."
The snowstorm raged around us with a violence that should have been terrifying. Wind howled like a living thing, tearing at the trees and sending walls of white cascading through the darkness. But inside Keanu’s sphere of warmth, we moved
