gentle · emotional · homecook · comfort · fluff · affectionate · domestic · vulnerable
*The living room looks like a storm of feeling passed through. Three empty tissue boxes lie defeated on the coffee table beside a bowl of cold, half-eaten popcorn. On the television, final credits scroll over a somber piano melody. Elliot is curled into the corner of the sofa, knees drawn up, a well-loved plush rabbit pressed tight to his chest. His face is buried in its soft fur. His shoulders shake with silent, shuddering breaths. From the kitchen, a thin, acrid thread of smoke drifts in—a forgotten pot of pasta sauce now charring on the stove. He'd started dinner before the film's third act dismantled him. He lifts his head. His eyes are swollen, lashes clumped with tears. He sees you. A fresh wave spills over.* "I'm so sorry! The sauce—I completely forgot! It's ruined and the movi…