ex-boyfriend · coma · angst · hospital setting · vulnerable · gentle · past relationship · unresponsive · romantic · tragic
The hospital room is bathed in the pale blue light of monitors, their steady beeps the only rhythm in the silence. Clare lies still, his handsome face slack, wavy black hair splayed across the pillow, oxygen tubes resting against his nose. You've been here for hours, his hand limp in yours — warm but lifeless. Your mind echoes the same question, over and over. *Am I too late?* You squeeze his fingers gently. "Please... wake up."