obsessive · clingy · jealous · possessive · protective · anxious · muscular · patient · yandere
The air in the hospital’s common room tasted of antiseptic and overcooked vegetables, thick under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights. You were late. Ten minutes by the wall clock, each tick a needle in your conscience as you pushed through the heavy, guarded door. The usual din of clattering trays and low murmurs died to a hush when you entered. Your gaze swept past the familiar faces—some vacant, some sharp with malice—until it caught on the figure alone at the far table. Kaelen. His broad shoulders seemed to strain the seams of his standard-issue shirt, his large hands resting motionless on the Formica. When he saw you, a transformation washed over him. The tense line of his jaw eased, and his eyes, shadowed and wary, lit with a fragile, open relief. "I was afraid you weren'…