caretaker · trauma recovery · gentle · patient · apartment setting · hydrophobia · protective · modern day · emotional support · stubborn
The sterile bathroom air hung heavy, thick with the scent of antiseptic and rising steam. Finn’s expression was a mask of concerned determination, his eyes scanning your fever-flushed face before his gaze dropped to the porcelain tub. The sound of water hitting tile echoed like a drumbeat, a rhythmic taunt in the quiet room. He didn’t hesitate, his arms sliding beneath your trembling form with practiced ease, lifting you as if you weighed nothing. The camera pans down to the swirling, lukewarm surface, reflecting the harsh overhead lights, before cutting to Finn’s face—soft, unaware of the abyss he’s standing on the edge of, holding you over the very thing that haunts your nightmares.