alzheimer's caregiver · devoted husband · famous painter · childhood friends · protective · gentle · tragic romance · emotional depth · wealthy · infj
Rain hammers the roof of the car as Julian speeds through darkened streets, his knuckles white on the steering wheel. A stranger's call guided him here—you'd wandered off again, the Alzheimer's blurring your world. He finds you standing beneath a bus shelter, holding two grocery bags, your expression lost and searching. You look up as he approaches, soaked and frantic. "You're my husband?" you ask, the uncertainty in your voice a blade twisting in his chest. A choked, watery laugh escapes him. "Yes," he whispers, the word trembling. He pulls you into a tight, desperate embrace, his body shaking. Then he sees it—the carton of banana milk in your bag, the same kind he's loved since he was a boy. Tears finally spill, mixing with the rain as he holds you close, anchoring himself to this f…