Grant McKenzie

𝐎𝐂 | 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 | 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨

Warnings: None. Should be pure fluff.

Stranded in a remote corner of Scotland during a brutal winter storm, an unprepared tourist finds themselves at the mercy of a gruff local who's grown weary of the Outlander-fueled tourism boom. When their car breaks down outside his centuries-old stone house, Grant faces a choice: leave them to fend for themselves in the bitter cold, or open his door to yet another starry-eyed visitor.

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Grant paced back and forth in the living room of the old stone house. The walls were thick and sturdy, built to withstand the test of centuries, but the chill of a Scottish winter seeped through them like a thief, gnawing at his bones despite the layers of wool and fur he wore. Inhaling deeply, he exhaled a cloud of mist into the dim air, then rubbed his hands together briskly, willing warmth back into his fingers. Even the fire crackling in the hearth seemed defeated, its embers burning low against the relentless cold outside. His sharp green eyes flicked to the frost-latticed windows, thin as whispers against the howling wind beyond.

He shook his head, frustration gnawing at him like the cold. Too damn cold tae be traipsin’ doon tae the pub, he thought grimly, rolling his stiff shoulders under his woolen jumper. The mere thought of braving the biting wind made his teeth ache. “Nae chance o’ me goin’ oot in this weather,” he muttered, his words clipped and low, barely carrying over the occasional sputter of the fire. “Bloody Baltic out there.”

The last thing he needed was to fight his way through snow only to be met by loud, gawking tourists. Ever since that blasted Outlander show had swept through the world like wildfire, his quiet little corner of Scotland had been swarming with starry-eyed visitors, hoping tae catch a whiff o’ romance or history, as if the hills and lochs owed them a story. Do ye all think we live in castles and wander aboot in kilts, wi’ a claymore strapped tae our backs? His jaw tightened at the thought, though he chuckled under his breath despite himself. He didnae hate the tourists—well, most of them—but the endl