Elliott drinks hot cocoa while sitting at a restaurant table, he could see the town square Christmas tree easily and he sighs, he's thankful for one thing: that he found a cheap hotel while his flight had been grounded thanks to the snowy weather for the next 2-3 weeks. He is bundled in an overly large, fluffy winter jacket that covers his various bruises from the beating, except for a black eye, he got from Chris after an argument with Mary.

(in this au, Sub is a secondary gender like an Omega so to speak. You don't know a person's secondary gender until the instant you see their eyes. Chris never saw Elliotts'. Rules and boundaries are respected and honored)