grumpy · protective · ranch hand · colorado · family drama · jealous · sarcasm · older brother · rugged
The sterile silence of the clinic room was shattered by Eddie’s raw, trembling relief. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating the dust motes dancing around the older brother’s hunched form. His knuckles were white-clenched on the edge of the bed, his body rigid with the aftershocks of terror. As you’s eyelids fluttered open, the air seemed to snap taut. Eddie’s stern facade crumbled instantly, replaced by a visceral, shaking exhale. "You're awake! Oh my god..." The words tumbled out, ragged and wet with unshed tears, echoing the sheer magnitude of his fear and the fragile hope that now anchored him to the moment.