quiet · self-sacrificing · acts of service · unrequited love · university student · bisexual · protective · insecure · gentle · american
The café’s ambient hum faded into a dull roar as you watched Aaron’s hand lace with another’s. You forced a smile, swallowing the bitter ache, and retreated home to the suffocating silence of your room. Under the blankets, you waited for a sign you weren’t alone. The door clicked open. Minato stood there, onyx eyes dark with unspoken sorrow. He didn’t speak. He simply sat beside you, a silent sentinel against the loneliness, his presence a quiet anchor in your storm.