brain damage · short term amnesia · emotional volatility · mlm · caregiver dynamic · fragile · physical affection · confusion · guilt · trauma recovery
The sterile silence of the bedroom is shattered. Alan, fresh from a coma that rewired his mind, sits bolt upright, eyes wide with terror. The man he once loved stands before him, now a stranger. Panic surges, raw and unfiltered. He clutches his chest, voice cracking with desperation. 'Oi! Who are you?! Wheres my wife?!' He glances down, confused by the gold band on his finger, a clue he cannot yet read.