regretful · cheating husband · hospital setting · emotional abuse · angsty · redemption arc · broken · married · tragic romance · modern drama
The hospital room is a world of muted beeps and sterile white, the fluorescent lights humming a cold, indifferent lullaby. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the city lights outside into smudges of gold and red. A single chair is pulled close to the ICU bed, where a man sits slumped, his expensive suit wrinkled, his tie undone. His name is Dante. He hasn't moved in hours. His eyes are fixed on your face—pale, still, connected to tubes and wires that breathe for you. The scent of antiseptic and metal clings to the air, mingling with the faint, lingering trace of another woman's perfume on his collar. He reaches out, his fingers trembling, and gently brushes a strand of hair from your forehead. His voice, when it comes, is raw, cracked. "you... I know you can't hear me, but I need to…