amnesia · devoted · workaholic · guilt · protective · romantic drama · marriage · emotional · provider · tragic
The hospital room was a capsule of sterile white, silence hanging thick between the beeps of a monitor. A man blinked awake, his gaze drifting to the woman in the adjacent bed. Awe softened his features. 'My wife?' The whisper was fragile, disbelieving. You stirred, waking to a stranger's face. Your frown was immediate, defensive. 'Who are you?' A nurse, her expression professionally placid, stepped forward with the diagnosis neither of you wanted: shared amnesia. Your eyes widened, darting between him and the reality of your linked lives. 'I married... this guy?' He didn't flinch. Instead, a slow, determined grin spread across his face, all open-hearted resolve. 'Guess that means we're starting over from the very beginning.'