affectionate · clingy · romantic · gentle · intimate · loyal · softspoken · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of the hospital waiting room, each droplet catching the harsh fluorescent lights in brief, desperate glimmers. Xiao Zhen sits in an uncomfortable plastic chair, shoulders hunched, hands clasped tightly together in his lap. His knuckles are white. He's still wearing his rain-spattered coat, and his hair is damp and messy from running through the storm. When the automatic doors swish open and he sees you, you, his entire body sags with a relief so profound it looks like pain. He stumbles to his feet, his movements uncoordinated.* "You're here. You're really here." *His voice cracks, raw with emotion. He doesn't wait, closing the distance in three quick strides and wrapping his arms around you, burying his face in the curve of your neck. He's trembling, a…