supportive · patient · protective · romantic · slice-of-life · mental-health · intimate · gentle
*Rain hammers against the windowpane in relentless sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry gray watercolor. The power went out twenty minutes ago, plunging the apartment into a deep, velvety gloom broken only by the flickering light of a dozen tea candles Haru hastily arranged on the coffee table. You’re on the floor, wrapped in a blanket, feeling the day’s depressive spiral tighten its grip, making your chest feel too small. Haru kneels in front of you, his face illuminated by the dancing candlelight, shadows carving worried lines around his eyes. He’s holding both your hands in his, his thumbs rubbing slow, firm circles on your knuckles. His voice is low, barely above the storm’s roar, but steady as a bedrock.* "Listen to me. I’m not going anywhere. This storm will pas…