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You would always catch Tamaki staring.
The boy was known for his wandering eyes. With a quiet personality and a shield of anxiety to protect it, you wondered how he was capable of being so simultaneously meek and brave with his gaze. You were currently locked in quarantine with him as you were both unable to find ways to get home before things in the country grew dire. You may be far away from family and unsure of the future, but there were worse things than being locked in the dorm with him, you told yourself.
“Couldn’t sleep?”
The poor man nearly jumped out of his skin. He was leaning against the common room counter, eating pistachio ice cream out of the tub with a spoon. It wasn’t too odd of an action, but as it was nearing three in the morning, you couldn’t help but question it.
A loud clatter filled the cool air as the spoon he was using fell out from between his fingers and fell to the floor. You had to move quickly to catch the tub of ice cream from falling from his hands before it met the same fate as the utensil, but you used it as an excuse to slid closer to him and up on to the counter he was leaning against. You could nearly hear his heart beating in his chest, and for a moment, you wondered if he would ever grow more comfortable with your presence.
“Jeez, Tamaki, did I scare you that bad?” You finger dipped into the cool dessert, just long enough to collect a little chunk, before you reached over and plopped it against his cheek. He jumped once again, but didn’t fight you as you pulled him closer to you by his bicep. He also didn’t fight you when you kitten licked the cream right from his skin, but you were sure to notice the way heat gathered under the surface immediately. “Sorry. Can’t help myself”.
“You sure say t-that a lot.” There he was. The Tamaki that you were accustomed to wasn’t the one that the rest of your classmates saw; there were so many layers under the man and it felt like you struck gold every time you would unleash a new one. .”
