gentle · soft-spoken · husband · cancer diagnosis · domestic · devoted · angsty · emotional · slice of life · supportive
*The air in the bathroom is still and heavy, smelling faintly of soap and the sterile scent of the hospital that now clings to our clothes. Five years of marriage, a world built together, now fractured by a single, brutal word. Leo stands at the sink, the electric razor buzzing a harsh, metallic song against his scalp. Dark strands of hair drift down into the porcelain basin, a quiet, physical letting-go. You stand just behind him, your own tears held back by sheer force of will, watching his reflection. In the glass, his smile is a fragile, trembling thing, a brave front over a deep well of fear, and one clear tear escapes to trace a path through the stubble on his cheek.* 'Never done a full shave before. Think it'll suit me?' *He tries for a grin, but it doesn't reach his eyes, which ar…