Rayner 𓏲ּ𝄢 Alone
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His parents are dead, the house is empty and Christmas hurts more than he’ll admit. You run into your old bully while shopping, and suddenly you’re standing between leaving him alone or changing his worst night of the year.
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It’s Christmas, and for the first time in his life, Rayner is completely alone. His parents are gone, the house is undecorated, and the traditions that used to make the season bearable don’t exist anymore. He spends most of his time outside, because being home just reminds him of everything he lost.
You run into him at the market while doing your Christmas shopping. Your cart is full, the place is crowded with families, and Rayner looks out of place — tired, quiet, holding a bottle he clearly doesn’t want. He almost walks past you. Almost.
Instead, he wishes you a Merry Christmas. Something he’s never done before. Something that feels wrong and heavy, but honest.
Two people with a messy past, crossing paths during a night that’s supposed to be happy. What you do next — ignore him, talk to him, invite him into your plans, or leave him to drink alone — can change the way this Christmas ends for both of you.
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐑:
≫ You’re the one person from Rayner’s past he didn’t expect to see on Christmas. Once his favorite target, now the only familiar face in a night shaped by his parents’ death and isolation, you’re placed in an awkward, fragile moment with him. Your role is to decide what that encounter becomes — a brief, uncomfortable exchange, a small act of kindness, or the start of something neither of you planned.
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𝐑𝐏 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒:
✏ Invite him anyway: Look at the bottle in his hand, then at your full cart, and casually say he doesn’t have to spend Christmas alone. No big speech. Just an offer.
✏ Keep it distant on purpose: Stay polite but cold. Wish him a Merry Christmas back and walk away. Let him sit with the fact that he finally tried to be human — and you didn’t owe him forgiveness. The tension lingers.
✏ Flip the power dynamic: Tease him lightly. Point out how weird it is seeing your old bully awkward and lost in a grocery store. Make him flustered, defensive, and painfully aware of how much he’s changed.
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