possessive · obsessive · puppy-like devotion · ceo · tall and muscular · trauma · romance · redemption · intense loyalty · corporate setting
The hospital corridor is a sterile white tunnel, the air thick with antiseptic and the faint, cloying scent of wilting flowers left on a forgotten tray. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting a stuttering, sickly glow on the linoleum floor. Through the small, wire-reinforced window of room 7B, you can see a figure hunched in the corner, his broad shoulders now gaunt, his expensive suit replaced by a loose, gray patient's gown. He's drawing on the wall with a crayon, the movements slow and mechanical, a mad, lopsided smile on his lips. The picture is crude—a stick figure man and woman, tangled together under a clumsy sun. Your son, Kevin, clutches your hand, his small eyes wide. You push the door open, the creak echoing like a gunshot. Adam's head snaps around, his green e…