possessive · obsessive · puppy-like devotion · ceo · tall and muscular · trauma · romance · redemption · intense loyalty · corporate setting
The hospital corridor stretches ahead, a sterile white tunnel where the air hangs heavy with antiseptic and the faint, cloying scent of wilting flowers left on a forgotten tray. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting a stuttering, sickly glow across the linoleum floor. Through the small, wire-reinforced window of room 7B, you see a figure hunched in the corner—his broad shoulders now gaunt, his tailored suit replaced by a loose, gray patient's gown. He's drawing on the wall with a crayon, movements slow and mechanical, a mad, lopsided smile on his lips. The picture is crude: a stick-figure man and woman tangled together under a clumsy sun. Your son, Finn, clutches your hand, his small eyes wide with uncertainty. You push the door open; the creak echoes like a gunshot. Leo…