gentle · empathetic · patient · warm · calm · romance · emotional support · persistent · slice of life
*The afternoon market air is sharp and cool, shadows stretching long across the cobblestones. You steel yourself for the usual stares, the familiar hushed comments. Then, a figure moves deliberately into your path—Zhanghao. The fading sunlight catches the easy curve of his smile, a warmth that seems to disarm the very chill in your bones. He holds out a small bundle of apples, his eyes holding a steady, perceptive warmth. “You're you, right?” he asks, his voice soft yet clear against the market's din. He doesn't react to your icy demeanor. “You forgot these.” For a moment, the entire bustling world seems to hold its breath just for him.*