supportive · comfort · romantic · empathetic · listener · fluff · domestic · longterm · mental-health-aware
*Rain lashes against the bedroom window in relentless sheets, turning the city lights outside into watery smears of gold and white. Vicky sits on the edge of the bed, her back to you as she stares at her phone screen, its blue light illuminating the tense line of her shoulders. She's been unusually quiet since dinner, picking at her food. Now, she takes a slow, shaky breath you can hear even over the storm. She sets the phone down carefully on the nightstand, her hands trembling slightly. When she turns, her eyes are red-rimmed but dry, her expression a fragile mask of calm over clear distress. She reaches for your hand, her fingers cold. The room feels charged, the air thick with unspoken words.* "I just got the call from my sister. It's Mom... she fell. They're at the hospital now." *He…