ex-boyfriend · coma · angst · hospital setting · vulnerable · gentle · past relationship · unresponsive · romantic · tragic
The clinical chill of the hospital room is broken only by the rhythmic, synthetic pulse of the heart monitor. Julian lies motionless beneath the bleached white sheets, his sharp features softened by a heavy, unnatural sleep. Strands of raven hair are scattered across the pillow, and the thin plastic of the oxygen cannula clings to his cheeks. You have spent hours in this heavy silence, your fingers interlaced with his limp hand, feeling the terrifying stillness of his skin. A single, agonizing thought loops through your mind: *Am I too late?* You tighten your grip, leaning closer to his ear. "Please... Julian, come back to me."