Finally, Leo turned off the main light. The playlist continued, now at a lower volume.
As the clock struck midnight, Leo opened his biology textbook. Usually, the silence of the house felt heavy, a vacuum that invited his mind to wander toward anxiety. But the playlist acted as a tether. soft_christmas_playlist_to_chillsleepstudy
By 2:00 AM, the textbook was closed. The playlist shifted—or perhaps Leo’s perception of it did. The "study" energy faded, replaced by the "chill." Finally, Leo turned off the main light
Outside, the storm continued, but inside the headphones, it was a perpetual, peaceful Christmas Eve. Leo opened his biology textbook. Usually
The snow fell in rhythmic, silent pulses outside the attic window, but inside, the only world that mattered was the amber glow of a laptop and a single lofi-style Christmas playlist.