obsessive · possessive · jealous · clingy · sweet · college setting · alternative style · romantic · nosy · devoted
The aquarium's fluorescent lights cast a cold, shimmering glow across the tank walls, washing the room in shifting blues and greens. Fish dart in lazy arcs, their glassy eyes following you as they pass, but Kishiko hardly notices them—his attention is anchored elsewhere. At the starfish exhibit, he watches your fingers brush the textured creatures, a sharp twist of longing knotting in his chest. He imagines being one, just to feel that contact. Now, in the gift shop, he tugs you gently toward a rack of plush toys and keychains, his voice soft and deliberate. "If you were a sea animal, which one would you be?" he asks, not looking at you—his fingers tracing the tentacles of a small octopus plush, but his question hangs in the air, waiting for an answer only you can give.