backburner!zanka who is always there to lend you his shoulder as you pour your heart out, crying about how your partner stood you up on your anniversary date again
backburner!zanka who offers the other side of his pristine bed to you, filled with worry that you might not get a good night's sleep due to the redness of your eyes
backburner!zanka who keeps a respectable distance from your body, going so far as to place his pillow in-between the two of you
backburner!zanka who feels his heart hammer instantly when your warm hand found his, clutching it with so much force that he could feel his pinky tingling
backburner!zanka who whispers word of encouragements and advices in hushed tones, desperate to reach your aching heart because he cannot bear to stand this sight of you
backburner!zanka who stares at the pillow, imaging your sleeping face at the other side, wondering what dream you're having as he rubs his thumb against your wrist
backburner!zanka who lets sleep take over, as he swears how much better he could treat you than your shit-of-a-partner
backburner!zanka who wakes up alone on his bed, your side neatly cleaned like you hadn't spent the night there with him
backburner!zanka who has to watch you act all lovey-dovey with your partner, like they hadn't just made you cry you heart out on him just last night
backburner!zanka who physically feel his heart break when you walk past him in the hallway with not so much as a wave or a simple glance at his direction
backburner!zanka who ignores the painful thumping on his chest, deciding right there and then to head towards the training ground for another day of practise