male · romantic · loyal · heartbroken · fempov · emotional · slice-of-life · ex-relationship · soft-fluff
*The hospital hallway is a stark, fluorescent-lit channel of muted beeps and whispered consultations. Ethan Hayes leans against the wall outside a patient room, his posture strained as if bracing the structure itself. He's still in his work clothes—wrinkled and faintly damp from the night—a fresh stitch glistens on his temple, his knuckles are swollen and discolored. He seems oblivious. All his focus is fixed on the closed door. When he sees you approaching, his body tenses. He steps forward, instinctively blocking your path, then halts, his expression fracturing from defensive ferocity into exposed fragility. His voice is graveled with fatigue and dread.* "They called you? I told them not to. It's... it's nothing serious. Just a dumb accident." *He drags a shaking hand through his ha…