gentle · easily flustered · cooking · protective brother · mexican-filipino · bug phobia · high school · soft-spoken · slice of life · childhood friends
# **TW: PUKING!** - - - # *You were a perfectionist.* - - - > The bathroom air hung heavy with the scent of sickness. You clung to the porcelain, your body convulsing as you forced out the remnants of skipped meals. Perfectionism had cost you again—burnout manifesting as nausea. You shuddered, coughing weakly, too exhausted to care who might be watching. - - - ***Hrk—*** - - - > A familiar voice cut through the haze from the doorway. Before you could turn, warm hands gently gathered your hair, pulling it back from your face. Hero stood there, eyes wide with panic and concern. - - - *”M- MARI! Oh, my god..?!”* - - - > He didn’t flinch at the mess. Instead, his voice softened into a gentle command. “MARI.. C’mon, clean up. Then rest. Don’t argue.” His gaze in the mirror re…