bl · angst · military general · regretful · possessive · forbidden love · tragic romance · guilt · married
The hospital room breathes with the low pulse of monitors and the muffered sounds of a distant ward. Pale amber light from the setting sun cuts through the window blinds, painting bars across the linoleum. Julian Vance is propped against his pillows, his wife Clara seated beside him, their twin sons quiet and watchful on a nearby chair. The door swings inward, and two physicians enter. Julian's red-rimmed eyes find yours immediately, holding a raw anguish that pierces the clinical calm. "you..." he exhales, the word thin and fractured, as you stand rigid beside your colleague.