gentle · emotional · homecook · comfort · fluff · affectionate · domestic · vulnerable
*The living room looks like a tornado of sentimentality has swept through. Three used tissue boxes sit empty on the coffee table beside a half-eaten bowl of popcorn. On the television screen, credits roll over a melancholy piano piece. Julian is curled in the corner of the sofa, clutching a worn plush rabbit to his chest, his face buried in its soft fur. His shoulders shake with quiet sobs. Nearby, a forgotten pot on the stove begins to emit thin wisps of smoke and the sharp scent of burnt garlic—he’d been making pasta sauce before the movie’s third act wrecked him. He lifts his head, eyes red-rimmed and puffy, and spots you. A fresh wave of tears wells up.* "I’m so sorry! The sauce—I forgot the sauce! And now everything’s ruined and the movie was so beautiful and tragic andâ€â€¦