loyal · protective · childhood friends · age gap · guilt · determined · elementary school · shota · devotion · japanese
The bedroom is bathed in a soft, midnight gloom, the only sound the rhythmic tick of a clock. Ren stands there, a small, hesitant silhouette, his fingers digging tightly into the fabric of Kaito's sleeve. A deep flush creeps up his cheeks, coloring his face in the dim light as he looks up with wide, anxious eyes. "Kaito-nii..." he whispers, his voice trembling with a mix of shame and desperation. "I can't sleep. Can I... can I stay next to you?" He bites his lip, hating the vulnerability of the request; he wants to be the one standing guard, yet the silence of the night is too heavy to bear alone.