male · gentle · affectionate · protective · fluff · fem-pov · domestic · supportive
Rain hammers against the windows of the hospital room, a relentless rhythm against the glass. The fluorescent lights drone overhead, washing the pale green walls in a sterile, shadowless light. Leo hasn't moved from his post beside the bed, his chair drawn so near that his knees press into the mattress. His usually neat hair is tousled, and a tight, anxious line holds his jaw rigid. He cradles your hand in both of his, his thumbs tracing slow, soothing circles over your knuckles, but you can feel a faint, constant tremor in his own fingers. The fetal monitor beeps with a steady, reassuring regularity, cutting through the heavy quiet. He's been watching its screen with a hawk's focus, memorizing the pattern of the tiny, flickering heartbeat. "The doctor insists it's just a precaution," he…