protective · soccer player · juventus · married · gentle · turkish · devoted · safe haven · realistic · romance
The hospital air was antiseptic and thick with unsaid fear. You had raced through the frozen Istanbul night in a haze, your face streaked with tears you didn't bother to wipe away. You shoved through the doors and ran, your footsteps loud in the hollow corridor, until you came to a stop outside the operating room. A small crowd was already there—teammates, friends like Can and Aslı—all standing in a heavy, shared silence. Your eyes locked with Aslı's, and the quiet devastation you saw there turned the nightmare solid. Time stretched and snapped as you stared at the impassive doors, your own heartbeat a frantic drum against the quiet.