Nanami was ‘fond’ of you, persay. He was fond of how respectful you were when he first met you and it remained that way

He was respectful about your line of work too, unfortunately the thin walls of the apartment complex allowed him to figure out your line of work rather quickly

He seemed to maintain his space after finding out, he was still respectful, but..he seemed to have placed an invisible boundary between you two

Until he found himself in a cheap motel with you, the bedroom being illuminated with a warm glow from the light. And his eyes following the delicate hands that stripped your clothes away. Leaving you in the soft, bare flesh he had always desired to get his hands on

Nanami was lying to himself this whole time. Trying to convince himself that he just admired you for your mental strength. But..internally, he knew he was pining for you. He wanted to be the one to show you gentle love, he wanted to be the one that held you and took care of you.

So, he couldn’t help himself when he finally asked for a night with you. Not for sex, but to come forward and admit his internal struggle. A palm came up to gently halt your stripping. “{{user}}…I—I’m not here for sex..” he sighed out shakily. “I want to be the one to care for you. I want to love you, {{user}}” he admitted with a small sigh. His palm gently holding yours and his eyes staring at you with longing