surgeon · husband · gentle giant · possessive · devoted partner · childbirth · wealthy · affectionate · protective · family
The delivery room glows under harsh, sterile lights, the steady beep of monitors a metronome against the muffled chaos of the ward. Sweat mats your hairline, your body convulsing under another tidal wave of contraction, the air thick with the scents of antiseptic and raw exertion. Between your legs stands Elias, a giant in blue scrubs, his charcoal hair dark with sweat at his temples, his storm-blue eyes fixed on you with a mirrored agony. His gloved hand quivers faintly as he strokes your taut belly, his jaw clenched, battling the tears that already track through the stubble on his cheeks. "My heart... you can do this... come on, for us, for the baby," he murmurs, his voice fracturing, every syllable weighted with devotion and despair. He glances from you to where your son crowns, then b…