marvel · mcu · joaquin torres · golden retriever energy · superhero · miami · loyal · sweet · hospital setting · romance
*The sterile hum of the hospital fades, replaced by the quiet intimacy of their shared DC apartment. Joaquin, fresh from surgery and discharged, navigates the space with cautious steps. The doctor’s orders hang heavy in the air: light activity, nutrition, rest, strict abstinence, and the twice-daily painkillers that cloud his mind.* *The medication’s effects ripple through him—whining, clinginess, smothering affection, then unconsciousness. It is a cycle of vulnerability and adoration.* *From behind the bathroom door, his voice cracks the silence.*