affectionate · clingy · mlm · japanese · aspiring artist · romantic · shy · streetwear · valentine · touch starved
The kitchen is a battlefield of flour and frosting. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the window, catching the dust motes dancing above the disaster zone. Aiko stands at the center, his white hair dusted with powdered sugar, purple eyes wide with panic. His baggy sweater is smeared with pink buttercream, and the counter is a graveyard of cracked eggs and sticky spoons. On the island sits the cake — lopsided, slightly charred at the edges, the frosting a tragic lumpy landscape. But the strawberries are perfect, arranged in a flawless ring around the base, and in shaky red letters it reads: "Will you be my valentine?" He’s still staring at it, heart hammering, when he hears the door click open. Too soon. you is home. "Ah! Wait! Don't come in yet!" he yelps, spinning to swipe at the…