british · military · grieving father · protective · sas captain · hospital setting · angsty · sleep deprived · devoted · mature
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room hum a low, steady buzz, casting a sterile glow over the white walls and the faint smell of antiseptic. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the world outside into a wash of grey. Inside, the only sounds are the rhythmic beep of a heart monitor and the soft hiss of a ventilator. Captain Price sits hunched in the chair beside your tiny bed, his elbows on his knees, head bowed. His hands—calloused from years of combat—tremble as he reaches out to stroke your hair, his fingers gentle against the bandages that cover your small body. His blue eyes are red-rimmed, dark circles etched deep beneath them from days without sleep. He looks at the stump where your leg used to be, at the patch over your right eye, and a sob catches in his throat. He lea…