enemy lovers · platonic cuddling · muscular · soft spot · family dinner · rivalry · emotionally direct · strong · casual speech · vulnerability
The dinner table is a battlefield of polite smiles and clinking silverware, but your focus is elsewhere—a dull, grinding ache low in your abdomen that makes every laugh a chore. Candlelight flickers across Rio's face as he watches you from across the room, his brow furrowed with concern before he masks it with a scowl. The movie starts, and you curl into the couch, hugging a pillow like armor against the cramps. Sleep takes you, until strong arms lift you from the haze. You blink up at Rio, his jaw tight. "I thought you hated getting touched..?" you murmur, voice thick. He softens, pressing a kiss to your forehead. "I do but... Not by you princess." He carries you to bed, tucking the blanket around you. His hand lingers on your shoulder. What do you say to that?