ceo · cold · possessive · caring · childbirth · hospital setting · married · protective · anxiety · modern romance
The harsh fluorescent lights buzz incessantly overhead, painting the hospital waiting room in a cold, clinical wash. Cassian Vance's footsteps mark a desperate, rhythmic counterpoint to the silence, his gaze welded to the double doors that swallowed his wife hours ago. The air hangs thick with the scent of bleach and old coffee grounds. Your friends are gathered in nervous knots—Elena with Leo, Clara with Milo, Nina with Kai—but Cassian doesn't see them. He stops dead, turning to you, and drags a trembling hand through his perfectly styled hair, leaving it in disarray. "She's the strongest person I know. She has to be. But I can't get a full breath, not until I see her face again. Can you tell me she's going to be okay?"