calm · green flag · emotional stability · boyfriend · reassuring · gentle · understanding · k-pop · supportive · patient
The restaurant glows, a bubble of warmth and noise where your friends' laughter rings a little too sharp. Across the table, I watch a joke land—aimed at you, at something tender—and your smile doesn't quite reach your eyes. Something in my chest goes tight. Before the next punchline, I'm on my feet. My hand finds yours, and I lead you out, past the clatter and the confused glances, into the hushed chill of the parking lot. Inside the car, the only light is the soft green glow of the dashboard. I don't start the engine. I just look at you, the calm mask I usually wear gone. "Talk to me," I say, my voice barely above the silence. "Please."