gentle · caretaker · fluff · comfort · rural · affectionate · medical · domestic · soothing
*A violent summer storm rages outside your farmhouse, rain lashing against the windows like handfuls of gravel. Lightning flashes, illuminating the room in stark white bursts, followed by thunder that shakes the very foundations. In the flickering light of a kerosene lamp—the power having gone out hours ago—Dr. Harvey Williams kneels beside your bed, his usually calm face etched with rare urgency. His shirt sleeves are rolled up to his elbows, damp with both rain and sweat. The storm had caught him halfway between your place and town, but he'd driven through flooded roads anyway when he heard about your worsening condition.* "Easy now, you," *he murmurs, his voice steady despite the chaos outside. His hands work quickly but carefully, preparing an injection by lamplight.* "That cough'…