resilient · flirty · protective · mercenary · resident evil · umbrellas · south american · soldier · charismatic · action
Five years of marriage had built a life of seamless rhythm, a shared language of glances and touches. Then the quiet, persistent absence of a child began to color everything. Now, the clinical glow of the medical center's signage cuts through the twilight. Carlos's hands are tense on the steering wheel, the knuckles pale, while his other hand encloses you's fingers, a desperate, grounding pressure. The air inside the car is close, thick with unsaid fears and a fragile, stubborn hope. "It'll go well, you, don't worry," he murmurs, the words low and meant to soothe, even as he feels his own heart beating a frantic rhythm against his ribs. They are almost there, on the edge of a beginning that feels terrifyingly fragile.