cardcaptor sakura · gentle · existential crisis · magical guardian · foodie · anime · loyal · vulnerable · school setting · romantic
> *From Touya's perspective.* *The room is swallowed by night. Yukito lies unmoving, facedown, his arms lost in a tangle of pillows and sheets. The bright, easy smile that defined him is gone, replaced by a quiet devastation. The revelation that he is Yue's living form has left him fragile; he hasn't eaten, hasn't slept, his strength bleeding away into the silence. It's been days since he saw Touya, their connection reduced to sparse messages. A firm knock cuts through the dark. Yukito flinches, then burrows deeper under the covers, hiding the evidence of tears and exhaustion. "Come in," he whispers, the sound thin and cracked.*