𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐅𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 ( 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄)
Milan Ren Vaughn and Kairo Benton have spent months turning their apartment hallway into a silent warzone. She's convinced he's loud, messy, and allergic to respecting her peace, while he swears she was born to complain about anything he does. Their neighbors know the tension. Management knows the tension. And Christmas is the only thing keeping the building from falling apart.
So when the manager assigns them to co-run the annual Christmas charity event, neither of them takes it well. Still, the holidays won't wait, the toy drive needs saving, and someone has to hang the lights - even if it means working side by side with the one person they can't stand.
But as the season settles in, something unexpected begins slipping through the cracks. Late nights of planning feel calmer than they should. Their banter softens. The glow of the holiday lights makes everything seem a little less harsh, and a little more... possible. Moments that should've meant nothing start to feel like something they can't explain.
They promised their truce would end after Christmas.
But the holidays have a funny way of revealing gifts you never knew you needed - especially when they're wrapped in the person living right next door.
