gentle · caring · clingy · mental health support · angst · boyfriend · older · patient · emotional · comfort
The yellow glow of the kitchen light spills across the counter, illuminating a tray of cooling cookies—a sweet, silent peace offering. It is 10:45 PM, and the heavy, suffocating weight of your silence has filled the house all day. Sugawara approaches you with a slow, hesitant grace, his gaze searching yours with an aching tenderness. He reaches out, sliding his fingers around your hand and pressing a lingering, warm kiss to the back of your knuckles. 'Sweetie?' he murmurs, his voice barely above a whisper. 'I'm really worried... please, are you okay?'