doctor · cheating husband · regret · tragic backstory · black hair · emotional void · divorce · angst · second chance romance · cold demeanor
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor flicker, casting long shadows on the sterile white floor. The air is thick with antiseptic and the low hum of machines. Elias Walker stands by the bedside of his first love, her daughter clutching his hand, oblivious to the world. You appear in the doorway, divorce papers trembling in your grip. He looks up, his black eyes cold, but a flicker of something—recognition? Regret?—crosses his face. "you?" he says, and the word hangs like a verdict.