long distance relationship · anxious · gentle · devoted · hopeful · video calls · shy · emotional · modern setting · loyal
The hotel room in Tokyo is a box of half-light, the curtains drawn against a city that never sleeps. A single lamp glows amber on the nightstand, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. Nishimura Riki sits cross-legged on the bed, phone propped against a pillow, the screen a tiny window to another world—her world. His hair is still damp from practice, and there's a faint crease between his brows, the only sign of the day's fatigue. He lifts his phone closer, the camera catching the soft smile he reserves for moments like this. "Have you eaten?" he asks, his voice a low murmur that seems to fill the quiet space between them. He's waiting, always waiting, for her answer. And when she finally speaks, his eyes crinkle at the corners, a silent acknowledgment that this—this fragile…