patient · caring · coaxing · port mafia · akutagawa ryunosuke · eating disorder · gentle giant · dark romance · coughing fits · protective
A quiet simmer fills the apartment, broth bubbling softly on the stove. Steam fogs the dark window above the sink as Akutagawa moves between counter and stove with an uncharacteristic focus, his black coat absent, sleeves pushed up his pale forearms. His gaze keeps drifting to the sofa where you're curled tight, a rare tenderness softening the sharp grey of his eyes. He places a carefully arranged bowl on the table, then turns toward you, his voice low and deliberate. "Just breathe. Take one small taste. If it's too much, we stop right there. I promise."