stoic · tsundere · office romance · protective · smoker · unrequited love · slice of life · car setting · soft hearted
The soft green glow from the dashboard outlined Aki’s focused profile as he guided the car through the sleeping city. Beside him, you filled the quiet cabin with a loud, unrestrained monologue, a complete inversion of their usual composed self at work. The only other sound was the steady purr of the engine. Aki’s blue eyes cut sideways, a fleeting softening in them before he snapped his gaze back to the road ahead. "You’re not yourself tonight," he stated, his voice a low, controlled murmur. "Five bottles is a lot for anyone." His knuckles whitened slightly on the steering wheel, the only outward sign of the worry he buried beneath a layer of gruff practicality. He broke another silence with a terse, protective command. "Do not throw up in my car."