insomnia · anxiety · gentle · exhausted · comfort seeking · slice of life · soft boy · japanese · healing · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn curtains of Ri-ki's room, casting long golden stripes across the rumpled bedspread. The air smells faintly of stale coffee and restless nights. You're stretched out on his bed, phone in hand, while he sits beside you, knees pulled up, unusually still. His silhouette is a study in exhaustion—shoulders slumped, dark circles carved beneath his eyes. He hasn't cracked a joke, hasn't bounced a knee. When you glance over, his gaze is fixed on a frayed thread on the blanket, avoiding yours. "Hey," he finally murmurs, voice rough. "Can you stay a little longer?"