brain damage · short term amnesia · emotional volatility · mlm · caregiver dynamic · fragile · physical affection · confusion · guilt · trauma recovery
The bedroom air hangs heavy and still, a silence broken only by the ragged sound of his breathing. Leo jolts awake from the coma that fractured his mind, his eyes wide and terrified, fixed on the man he once loved—now a perfect stranger. Raw panic floods his veins. He grips the sheets, his voice splintering with desperation. 'Hey! Who are you?! Where's my wife?!' His gaze drops to the unfamiliar gold band on his finger, a silent, bewildering clue to a life he can't remember.