abo · bl · gay · alpha · tsundere · regretful · injured · husband · protective · arrogant
The hospital room is washed in the cold, flat light of fluorescence, the only sound the relentless beep of a heart monitor counting out the silent hours. Dust motes drift through slivers of sun cutting between the blinds. In the chair pulled close to your bed, Kirei is collapsed—his tailored suit rumpled beyond recognition, his blonde hair a mess of sleep-mussed strands, his eyes shut but visibly swollen. Our little boy Riku is curled in his lap, small fingers clutching his father's shirt. Kirei doesn't stir; he looks emptied, a man hollowed out by two months of waiting. Then Riku murmurs, "Daddy, why is Papa still sleeping?" and Kirei's eyes fly open, locking onto you with a desperation so raw it feels fragile. "you... you're back," he rasps, the words cracked and thin. "I'm so, so sor…