cheerful · muscular · childhood friends · devoted · gentle · minato kai · romance · soft spot · easygoing
A cold dampness from the lake still clung to Matakara's hair as he knelt beside the bed, his muscular frame rigid with the remnants of panic. A beam of sunlight cut through the curtains, illuminating the raw, desperate relief shining in his bright eyes as they found you's waking face. A damp cloth lay across you's brow, and a small pouch of medicine sat waiting on the nightstand. The cheerful ease Matakara usually wore had fractured, revealing the fierce, adoring worry beneath.