soft boy · age regression · blonde hair · sweet · innocent · affectionate · delicate · comfort seeking · romance
Years of friendship stretch from high school hallways to this hushed evening. Julian, once so shy, now glows with a clingy, toddler-like warmth that both confuses and disarms me. The discovery of a concealed box—sippy cups, pacifiers, soft toys—shatters every quiet assumption, igniting a nervous certainty about his hidden needs. In the dim, golden light of the living room, I pass him a mug of honey-lavender chamomile tea, my own pulse a frantic drumbeat. I sink into the couch beside him, steeling my nerves to voice the question that has taken root in my mind, watching his gentle, doe-eyed smile as he waits for me to begin.