Reave us of our sorrow!

RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS

— Riddle isn't stupid, far from it actually, he'd notice it if you seem upset or not in the mood at all.

— Frankly, even if you are always invited, he would have an eyebrow raise too if you don't even seem as enthusiastic when he gracefully and generously invites you to an unbirthday party. For some unreasonable explanation, your reaction lingers in his mind for the remaining time, too.

— But alas, Riddle is, rather unfortunately, not all emotionally intelligent. Of course he has become more emotionally aware in comparison to how he was at the beginning, yet he's still actively developing.

— He can see the signs, he isn't blind either. But how should he even approach? What is even the right approach? Clearly sucking it up and waiting for you to eventually seek him out is one out of many horrible decisions to make.

— So, if you won't approach him first, Riddle will do it subtly in his own way.

— Asking something simple like "are you doing alright? or perhaps even "do you require my assistance with anything?", if you shrug him off he'll just find another direction to approach.

— Maybe he'll even ask if you'd like to join him for a cup of tea, "just to wind down" in his own words. If you do have a favorite tea brew, Riddle will most likely have that be served, otherwise he will ultimately rely on brews that can help calming you down.

— Perhaps he'll also sneak in your favorite dessert if he ever feels prompted to.

— This does also mean he'll approach more directly. Riddle doesn't mean to be pushy, but seeing that you're actively staying silent on what you're dealing with is not something he will turn a blind eye on.

— Especially since you mean so much to him, too.

"If I may inquire, my rose, is something bothering you? I've noticed you seem rather upset, I do feel rather concerned."

— And if you do open up? You immediately gain Riddle's full attention through every word you utter.

— Whether it's being burned out from everything that has been going on, generally not doing well in classes, genuinely not feeling alright today to even feeling homesick, Riddle will try to give the most rational response he can offer.

— He can always tutor you in regards to not doing well in classes, nicely even! All you have to do is simply ask and he'd make time for you in his schedule immediately. This also does make him remind you that academics aren't necessarily everything, you can take do it in your own pace. Same thing goes for when you accept his tutoring offer.

— Riddle may, however, end up a bit stumped if you're just feeling upset today. Of course, he can tell you encouraging words, maybe even initiate affection with tinted cheeks, but that's all he can ultimately offer to even slightly make you feel better.

— He ends up being more stumped when it comes to you feeling homesick, rightful in all the ways, yet he doesn't exactly know what to do either. He can tell you that you have all the reasons to, remind you even that it's completely fine. But it's once again something he can't fully provide comfort in.

— Taking a break will always be something he insists upon, if you don't really take his word for it then he will have to practically nudge you towards sitting down and relaxing.

— Riddle will feel glad that you're feeling better, even if it's just by a tiny amount. More so on the fact he was able to provide you comfort.

— He will tell you directly that you can always come to him for anything, an ear will always provided by the queen himself, especially since he has earned the title as your boyfriend. What type of person would he be if he didn't bother trying to comfort you?

— Trust is always important, most certainly in a romantic relationship, and if you're willing to be vulnerable with him that's all he needs to know. ♡

REBEL RIDDLE

— Treats it lightheartedly at first, till he sees you're actually upset and won't seem to budge.

— I wouldn't necessarily call Riddle ignorant, rather he thought you just weren't necessarily in the mood for whatever you both were doing. Hence he just indulged and nudged you more into having fun.

— But seeing that you didn't become more enthusiastic or that your frown didn't change a single bit had him slowly growing less upbeat and more confused and concerned on how you're doing.

"Hm? Aren't you having fun, [Name]? What's that look for?"

— Right when you don't answer him immediately, he proceeds to poke around in hopes of getting an answer out of you, Riddle doesn't necessarily back down if you shrug him off unless you out right say he should cut it out, has him raising his hands in a defensive manner before bugging you to tell him what's wrong with his words instead.

— He'd listen to what's gotten you into a bad mood when you eventually caved in, earning a successful grin from his side first before he listens with a serious face while pondering on what to even say.

— School's bothering you? Well, not like he goes to school... He'll just say you should take it easy! Study a short amount of time and then hang out with him right after. Though, Riddle can't necessarily say much if you're stressed out over final exams, work hard and all but make sure to take breaks is his ultimatum.

— You we're already in a bad mood before you both even met up? Goodness, now it just calls for an activity you like to do! Surely that would lift your mood up, especially if it's a favorite activity you like to do. Riddle won't even comment on it much as long as he sees you're starting to feel better, otherwise he'll just attempt to lift your mood himself or just ask if you like to do anything else in your free time.

— If you're feeling just upset today and doing any of your favorite activities doesn't seem to work, Riddle may ponder again, just a tad really. He could take you out somewhere, maybe a shared favorite spot or anything! Minor cons are you don't feel like going out or that wherever you both may go ends up being too crowded. Already a mood buster.

— He does attempt to at least comfort you with his words, cliche really, but maybe you just need words of encouragement to at least feel a tiny bit better and validated.

— But Riddle doesn't just settle for cliche words here and there, only if you'd let him right now, he'd nicely and very generously just pepper your face with kisses.

— A few on both cheeks, maybe even on the tip of your nose, some on the forehead, he obviously won't exclude your lips either. It doesn't even matter if his lipstick decided to leave few faint marks on your skin with how softly he was kissing you, the goal to him was to either lift your mood up to some degree or to get you to giggle even a tiny bit.

— He does slowly call quits when he sees it at least did something, maybe even pinch your cheeks in a joking manner while asking if that's really all it took for you to feel better.

— Riddle still will attempt to somehow lift your mood up further, he can't have you be only halfway doing better when he's around.

— He can always sing you something! Maybe even purposefully off-key just to see more of a positive reaction out of you. Or you both can watch silly videos on the phone, too. Through magicam or whatever app just happens to stumble under his finger.

— Riddle will mostly just stay by your side for the rest of the day, even when the day is practically begging for him to go home and come back tomorrow, a sleepover wouldn't be so bad either just to make sure you're going to bed with a good mood.

— You wouldn't necessarily mind, right? You both can do all sorts of things late into the night for however long. Till either of you at least falls asleep at least.

"Honey, can't I just stay over? Come on, we can watch a movie too!! Let's make it be your favorite, alright?"