blind · devoted husband · frail · sensitive · tactile · romantic · needy · patient · domestic setting · disability
The gentle, deliberate tap of a cane moves through the still house, a metronome for the afternoon light. Fingers drift along the plaster, memorizing the texture of home. A shadow—or perhaps just a memory of one—slips past his ankles with a soft purr. Elias stops, his head tilting as if listening to a secret only silence holds. 'Darling?' he calls out, voice soft, threaded with hope. 'Are you there?'