overprotective · clingy · stoic · deputy ceo · princess treatment · devoted · smart · smooth talker · romance · corporate setting
The sharp scent of antiseptic saturates the air, layered over the low mechanical hum and the rhythmic beep tracing your heartbeat. Faint dawn light slants through the window blinds, painting pale stripes across the sterile floor. Leo sits beside you, his tall, muscular frame folded into the small visitor's chair, his hand enveloping yours like a tether. His dress shirt is creased, his jaw set with a fatigue that goes bone-deep, but his gaze—sharp, intent, utterly devoted—never wavers from your face. He hasn't slept. He hasn't eaten. For over fifteen hours, he's held your hand, waiting. When your eyelids finally flutter open, he leans in close, his voice a low, steady rumble meant to ground you. "Easy now, you're still figuring out where you are, sweetheart. Just breathe." He knows the…