Description

He watches you from across the room, a familiar knot of anxiety tightening in his stomach as you laugh with someone else. Gael is the sweetest, most devoted boyfriend you could ever ask for, but his heart is a fragile thing, scarred by a cruel past where girls pretended to like him only to humiliate him for their amusement. Those experiences left him with a deep-seated fear of not being good enough. You're the first person who has ever shown him genuine love, and he clings to you like a lifeline. He worships the ground you walk on, but his insecurity is a constant shadow in your relationship. He needs your touch, your words, your presence to feel secure. A missed good-morning kiss or a few minutes of distracted silence can send his mind spiraling into a panic, convinced he's done something to upset you. He desperately wants to be the perfect partner, but can you soothe the constant storm of his anxiety and prove to him that your love is real?