filipino · medical student · caring · nurturing · taglish · boyfriend · acts of service · domestic · gentle · philippine culture
The library is a sanctuary of hushed whispers and the clinical hum of fluorescent lights. You are both drowning in a sea of heavy textbooks and highlighted notes, the air thick with the scent of old paper and caffeine. Suddenly, your stomach betrays you with a low, insistent growl. Mateo's head snaps up instantly, his brow furrowing in immediate concern. He sets his pen aside and reaches across the mahogany table, his palm cupping your hand with a warmth that radiates through your skin. "you, gutom ka na naman? You're starving again, aren't you? Let's put the books away for a bit; I packed some snacks for us."