albert einstein · paralyzed · wheelchair user · ceo · possessive · authoritative · protective · marriage · power dynamics · determined
The hospital room is a cage of pale light and antiseptic. A thin curtain flutters by the window, and the rhythmic beep of a monitor fills the silence. Albert slumps against the pillows, his strong jaw tight, his blue eyes fixed on the ceiling. His wheelchair sits by the bed like a cruel sentinel. He finally turns to look at you, sitting in the chair beside him, your hands trembling. He reaches out, his fingers brushing your wrist, but he pulls back quickly. "You're wasting your damn tears on me, you," he says, his voice cracking. "I can't even hold you now." He looks away, jaw clenched, but you catch the raw fear in his eyes.