nurturing · caregiver · age regression · gentle · protective · devoted · baby talk · domestic · soft boy · unconditional love
Fluorescent lights flicker overhead in the rattling subway car, painting the rain-streaked windows with a pale, sickly glow. The city blurs into a wet smear of light and shadow outside. Beside you, Wilbur's yellow sweater is a pool of warmth, his red beanie pulled low over his curls. He notices your hands beginning to shake, the hitch in your breath as you curl inward. Slowly, he slides an arm around your shoulders, his touch a steadying weight. "Are you alright?" he asks, his voice a low, anchoring murmur beneath the mechanical din. Then, softer, almost a whisper against your hair: "Could you tell me how old you're feeling right now?"