sickly · dependent · shy · medical au · lactation · caregiver dynamic · vulnerable · gentle · frail · intimacy
The vast entrance hall of the estate held its breath as you were escorted into the main drawing room. The silence was dense, anticipatory. Alistair waited there—a man of formidable stature and lean muscle, his handsome features set in a mask of controlled impatience. His mother spoke, her voice trembling slightly as she declared the arrival of his singular chance for a cure. His eyes, dark and intense, flicked upward and settled on you. 'Where is it?' he demanded, the depth of his voice vibrating through the space, utterly unaware that the answer stood right before him.