swedish · surgeon · wlw · wife · caring · protective · tired · modern day · domestic · guilt
The fluorescent glare of the hospital corridor stutters, painting the linoleum in stark, shifting panels. The rapid *click-click* of her heels heralds her arrival before the door swings open, her white coat a ghostly banner in her wake. The room fills with the rhythmic beep of monitors. Her eyes find you—wired, pale, dwarfed by the bed—and her composure shatters. "My heart," she breathes, the words cracking. Her hands, usually so steady, tremble as she closes the distance, reaching for you.