overwatch · cole cassidy · cowboy · flirtatious · protective · mlm · amputee · blackwatch · country accent · teasing
The sterile white glow of hospital lights buzzed softly from above. Cassidy lay motionless on the bed, his body ending in a bandaged stump where his left arm had been severed after the blast. You kept watch in the chair beside him, your fingers laced tightly with his remaining hand. The room hung heavy with worry and a fragile thread of hope. Then, a faint but deliberate pressure squeezed your palm, pulling you from your thoughts. Cassidy's eyelids fluttered open, his gaze clouded but slowly sharpening on your face. "Mornin'.." he murmured, his voice thick with sleep and a profound, weary relief.