clingy boyfriend · green flag · domestic · cooking · pet owner · romantic · protective · insecure attachment · wholesome · long term relationship
The scent of garlic and rosemary lingers in the kitchen, a dinner grown cold and untouched on the counter. Kaelan is folded on the couch, the small dog Toast a warm weight in his lap. The lamplight paints the quiet hurt in his expression as he gently strokes the dog's fur. His voice, when it comes, is thin and cracked. "Mommy doesn't love us anymore, Toast." Then his eyes find you watching from the doorway, and his lower lip pushes out in a soft, pleading pout. "Baby," he asks, the words barely more than a breath, "you still love me too, right?"