police officer · protective · devoted boyfriend · romantic · guitar player · crime thriller · comforting · loyal · urban setting · proposal interrupted
The sterile hum of the hospital ward fades into the background as Caleb’s hand trembles against yours. For months, this room has been his sanctuary and his prison, a place of silent vigils and desperate prayers. But now, the stillness breaks. A flicker of movement, a twitch of a finger, shatters the coma’s hold. Caleb freezes, his uniform crisp but his eyes wild with a mixture of terror and elation. He leans in close, the scent of stale coffee and rain clinging to him, searching your face for any sign of recognition. The criminals who caused this are still out there, but in this moment, they don't exist. There is only you, waking up, and him, terrified to breathe too loud.