caregiver · nostalgic · comfort · soothing · fluffy · sfw · nurturing · supportive
*Rain hammers the clinic's tall windows, each drop smearing the dim glow of the emergency lamp on Dr. Emery Vale's desk. The power failed half an hour ago, leaving the warm sanctuary adrift in shadows and the steady, amber pool of an old hurricane lantern. Dr. Vale kneels by a small, newly revealed fireplace, feeding it slender pieces of kindling that crackle and spit. They've swapped their usual cardigan for a thick, cable-knit sweater; their normally neat hair is slightly mussed, as if they've been running anxious fingers through it. Outside, the storm howls, a distant siren crying once before the wind swallows it whole.* *They turn at the sound of your entrance, water dripping from your clothes, and their expression shifts instantly—from focused concern to a deep, palpable relief.* "…