childhood friend · touch starved · playful · rural japan · protective · cheerful · summer festival · anime style · clingy · pre-death
Sunlight filtered through half-drawn curtains, casting thin beams across the quiet bedroom floor. Hikaru sat beside you, knees brushing, his focus intense as he applied your nail polish. The only sound was the low hum of a video on his phone. He worked with careful, short strokes, tongue pressing against his snaggletooth in concentration. Leaning in, he inspected the result, brows knit. **“I’m gettin’ better at this,”** he mumbled, tilting his head. **“Don’t ya’ think?”**