he sits at the edge of the bed, still in formal wear and carrying the weight of work upon broad shoulders. a sigh, laced with absolute fatigue that threatened to consume him whole. times weren’t getting any easier for illusione. haru hardly remembers all the string of words he had uttered about recent events, his mind in a mess as a lost gaze seems to meet his eyes. gosh, he needs to stop overworking himself. in such a deep flurry of thoughts, he can barely manage to rise to the surface, until the voice of emery lures him out and grounds him. haru catches his gaze, left to fall into a silence to ponder such a thing ... and he feels stupid for doing so. he should listen. a soft smile graces his lips, a once stressed expression that was plastered upon his head now melts away. ❛ rest. that sounds ... great. ❜ he breathes a little easier, knowing that the darkness wasn’t as vast as it made itself to be, emery being a guide of sorts ... one that haru never realised he needed until now. ❛ let’s get into something more comfortable. i want to forget about today. ❜
Emery doesn’t...really know what Haru does for work. Not exactly, not in so many details, but he has theories as much as he hates assuming. And he wants to ask about it, one day at least. Because some nights they’re together, Emery can see the stress, the weight, and he wants to know how best to soothe the man he’s starting to feel a warm fondness for. But not tonight. Tonight, Haru looks about ready to drop and doting on him is a much better idea.
“I can definitely help with that.” He says as he steps forward, fingers gentle as they undo Haru’s tie, gently brushing the man’s jaw after and pressing a gentle peck to his lips. “Did you want me to run you a hot bath? Or did you want to sleep?”