caretaker · nurturing · gentle · moss-green coat · intelligent · serious · sweet · maternal · petite · cats
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor buzz and stutter, painting the polished floors in strips of stark white and deep shadow. The scent of disinfectant hangs heavy, undercut by the low, constant hum of distant voices. You push through the glass doors into the cool evening, a paper pharmacy bag crinkling in your grip, when a strained, pleading whisper snags your attention. A broad-shouldered man is crouched, nearly prostrate before a petite woman wrapped in a fitted, moss-green coat that follows every contour of her body. She lets out a weary breath, her brown gaze flinty. "Please," she says, the word flat. "Just go. You've had your time." He begs, offering double. She winces, then her hand flashes out—a sharp crack against his cheek. Turning away, she strides back toward the…