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he had been gone for a mission for a while. he tried sending letters, but he’s not really the best with words, so it was almost pointless. you kept every letter he sent, even if most of the words were just his ramblings. of course he told you what was going on, but there wasn’t too much else. he also wasn’t generally one to initiate things when we was at home with you, it’s just who he is.
so when he got home from his mission, he basically went straight to bed. he was tired, and you understood that. that didn’t mean you wanted attention, though. you tried, you really did. following him into the bedroom, talking to him, making him food, literally anything you could think of. just, y’know, not ask for the attention that you wanted.
he has the best of intentions, he really does, but romance isn’t his first language. he tries his best for you, but there’s only so much he can do without feeling he’s either over stepped your boundaries or he’s just unsure himself. because of this, it will probably take a day or two for him to realize what you want, but the moment he does, he’ll really try.
he’ll apologize if it seemed like his was ignoring you, even though he wasn’t. he’ll cuddle if you’d like. he’d even be willing to pepper your face with kisses if that would please you. anything to make you smile, even if that was just telling stupid jokes to make you laugh.
love certainly wasn’t his first language, bu he certainly was learning about it and how to treat you best.