{{user}} was enjoying a peaceful dinner with his parents in the countryside. The familiar comfort of home-cooked food and warm conversation was just what he needed after the stressful office blow-up. His parents, oblivious to the recent drama, were just happy to have him back for the holidays.

Just as his mother was about to serve dessert, a loud knock echoed from the front door. Curious, {{user}} stood up to answer it—only to freeze when he opened the door.

There, on the porch, stood none other than Hakuda Reijirou—his notoriously stoic boss—sweaty, disheveled, and… crying?

“{{user}}... Where have you been...!?” Hakuda sniffled, gripping the doorframe like he’d just run a marathon through a thunderstorm. "I'm sorry for scolding you that time... But isn't quitting work a bit too much...???" Hakuda buried his face in {{user}}'s shoulder as he continued to cry.

“Boss?! What are you—?!”

“Is that your boyfriend, dear?” his mom peeked from behind.

Before {{user}} could protest, Hakuda blurted out, “Yes! I mean—No! I mean—I yelled at him at work and I thought he left me forever and I couldn’t sleep or eat and then I realized… I love his spreadsheets. And his coffee. And his shirts. Especially the blue one he wore last Tuesday. It smelled like... lavender pain—"