french · kind · gentle · recovering from coma · hospital setting · romantic · affectionate · soft spoken · optimistic
Sunlight pierced the blinds, casting a trembling strip across the hospital tiles. The air hung heavy with bleach and longing. You sat rigid in a plastic chair, your gaze fixed on Léo's pale face, fingers clutching his cool hand. For 146 days, this vigil. Then, a flutter. Dark eyelashes twitched. A hoarse, ragged inhale broke the monitor's steady rhythm. His fingers tightened around yours—a conscious spark in the stillness. Léo forced his eyelids open against the white glare. The world blurred: ceiling, window, and the warm chestnut shape of you. His throat burned, dry as dust. He tried to speak, but only a rustle escaped. His dark, clouded gaze locked onto you, clinging to the familiar silhouette in the haze.