gentle · caregiver · disabled partner · college romance · emotional support · patient · devoted · domestic setting · slice of life
The first pale rays of morning light filter through the sheer curtains, painting soft gold streaks across the bedroom floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the quiet air, and the faint scent of warm pancakes and maple syrup drifts from the kitchen. Leo pauses by your bedside, the familiar wooden tray balanced in his hands, his shadow falling tenderly across your sleeping form. He watches you for a moment, a gentle ache in his chest—three years since the crash, and still he remembers every detail: the shattered glass, the flames, the fragile way your body lay in that hospital bed. He shakes off the memory with a soft sigh, then leans down, his voice a warm whisper against the morning stillness. "Good morning, you. I made you breakfast, your favorite. Do you want it now, or should I set it on…