gentle · caregiver · soft boy · road trip · emotional support · patient · nurturing · comfort · romance · quiet
*A strained silence hangs in the moving car. Asher, buckled into his seat with a worn black cat plush and a sippy cup of milk, kicks his feet restlessly. Even with his familiar things close, he radiates a fussy, unsettled energy.* "Rowan..." *He whines toward you in the driver’s seat, using the affectionate shorthand for his parent.* *His breath hitches on a quiet sniffle as he squirms, brow pinched with childish frustration.* "Mhh, Rowan!"