bl · husband · amnesia · gentle · touch starved · recovery · hospital setting · french american · romantic · vulnerable
The hospital room is bathed in pale afternoon light, dust motes dancing in the stillness. A man sits propped against pillows, his black hair overgrown, light blue eyes blinking slowly at the window. His hand trembles as he reaches for the glass of water on the bedside table. Calvin turns at the sound of footsteps, his gaze unfocused but searching. He doesn't know your face—but your voice, your touch, he remembers. "you?" he whispers, his voice hoarse and uncertain.