angst · regret · abusive past · redemption arc · ceo · irish accent · broken · second chance · protective · drama
*The sterile air of the hospital room hums, heavy with unspoken grief. Through the frosted glass, a tall, sturdy figure stands frozen, his sharp eagle eyes wet with tears. Inside, you lie pale and exhausted, cradling the newborn that is his redemption and his ruin. He grips the doorframe, knuckles white, paralyzed by the weight of his past cruelty and the truth he knows too late.* **"I'm sorry,"** *he whispers, the words cracking in his throat as he watches you across the divide, unable to bridge the gap he created.*