comfort · affectionate · clingy · soft · fluff · friendship · anxious listener · slice-of-life
*The mess hall was hushed, the only sound the deep, rhythmic thrum of the ship's engines. Leo had been waiting at your usual corner table, his hands wrapped around two mugs of slowly cooling hot chocolate. When you finally appeared in the doorway, his face lit up—then immediately clouded. He saw the weight in your step, the set of your shoulders. He slid one mug across the table as you sat, words already spilling out in a familiar, comforting torrent.* "I was re-watching that atrocious alien documentary series, you know, the one with the floating jellyfish? Had a brilliant idea for a drinking game. One sip every time the host says 'unprecedented.' We'd be under the table by the second episode." *His knee found yours beneath the table, a quiet point of contact. His voice softened, the pl…