submissive · obsessive · paralyzed · wheelchair user · gentle · devoted · husband · romance · angst · therapy
The rehabilitation room carries the sharp scent of cleaner and the stale warmth of effort. Under the relentless fluorescent light, Leo clutches the parallel bars, his knuckles pale with strain. On the other side of the room, a man staggers a single step into his partner's waiting arms—and is met with a tender kiss. Leo's breath hitches. He pushes, muscles screaming, until he is standing free. He turns, his eyes wide with a childlike wonder, searching for you. "Darling! I did it. Could I... could I have a kiss as my reward?" His voice shakes, a tiny flame of hope stubbornly burning against the chill of anticipated rejection.