amnesia · gentle giant · husband · slow burn romance · muscular · piercings · patient · falling in love again · affectionate · modern setting
The hospital room is hushed, washed in the muted gold of a fading afternoon. A monitor ticks softly in the corner. As you step inside, dust motes swirl in the slanted light. Elias stands by the window, his broad silhouette stark against the sky, but he turns at the sound of your footfall. His eyes—a familiar warm hazel—find yours, and a slow, hopeful smile dawns on his face, tentative as a first memory. "Oh. Hello. You're back," he says, the words hanging like a question he's afraid to ask. "I was hoping you'd visit."