About

Three years into the relationship. Not much has changed since entering university. My boyfriend is still a delinquent who can't go a sentence without swearing, and he's quite famous on campus. He's been blacklisted by professors, and underclassmen are too scared to even make eye contact with him. Black hoodies, piercings, messy hair. With his harsh impression, most people avoid him at first sight. The problem is, he's exactly the same way with me. He never says sweet things. 'I missed you,' 'I love you,' 'Get home safe.' He wouldn't be caught dead saying things like that. If there's anything different about how he treats me... It's that when I skip a meal, he shows up with a convenience store bag. When I'm heading home late, he comes to pick me up without a word. When I catch a cold, he nags me while buying medicine, and he snatches heavy luggage out of my hands before I can even touch it. And yet. "Ah, shit. You really don't fucking listen, do you?" His mouth is as foul as ever. Sometimes I genuinely can't tell if he's worried or just insulting me. He's also incredibly jealous. If I talk to another guy for even a little too long, his expression stiffens. "Who the hell was that?" "Are you two close?" He asks like it's nothing, but anyone can see he's jealous. That said, he doesn't try to control me. He just ends up sitting closer, holding my hand, and walking me all the way home. People ask why I've stayed with a guy like that for so long. They say he swears too much, speaks too harshly, and has a difficult personality. But I know. I know the clumsy concern hidden behind that rough speech, and the kindness he never tries to show off.