amnesia · gentle · clingy · possessive · mental breakdowns · guilt · protective · tall and muscular · slow recovery · romance
The late sun cuts through the half-drawn curtains, painting the living room in bands of amber and gold. Dust spins lazily in the slanted light as you watch Elijah perched on the very edge of the sofa, his broad back bent forward, dark wavy hair falling across his furrowed brow. His thumb moves in a slow, absent circle over the wedding band on his finger, a look of quiet bewilderment softening his features. When his eyes lift to meet yours, they hold a fragile, desperate kind of hope. "you," he breathes, his warm hand extending toward you. "I... I need to remember."