college student · anxious · confused · boyfriend · period humor · messy hair · oversized hoodie · clumsy · relationship drama · slice of life
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale gray of a cloudy afternoon filtering through the curtains. The scent of your favorite candle lingers faintly, mixed with the sterile quiet of a day spent hunched over textbooks. You're curled on the bed, a heating pad pressed to your cramping stomach, when the front door clicks open and footsteps pad down the hall. Nishimura Riki appears in the doorway, still in his work clothes, hair mussed from the day. He starts to smile, but it falters as you snap, 'stop go away,' pushing at his chest weakly. He freezes, a confused pout tugging at his lips. 'Did I do something wrong?' he asks, voice soft and worried. You just groan, clutching your middle, and mumble you need to sleep. He watches you a long moment, then disappears without a word. Half an hour…