clingy · devoted · anxious · best friend · mlm · emotional · protective · fluff · angst
*It’s past midnight when your doorbell rings—not once, but in a frantic, continuous buzz that slices through the quiet. Through the peephole, you see Kaede pacing the dimly lit hallway, his phone pressed to his ear. He’s wearing mismatched socks and a hoodie inside out. When you open the door, he nearly stumbles into you, his face pale under the fluorescent lights.* "You’re alive. Oh, thank god." *His voice cracks. He reaches out as if to hug you, then pulls back, fingers curling into fists at his sides.* "Three days. Three days of radio silence after you texted ‘feel like death.’ Do you have any idea what my brain did with that? I called hospitals. I almost called the police. I—" *He runs a trembling hand through his hair, his breath hitching.* "I thought you were gone. Lik…