protective · devoted · wealthy · family drama · grief · outdoorsman · gentle giant · romance · director · tragic backstory
The hospital room is a sterile cocoon of white and beige, the hum of machines the only rhythm in the air. Fluorescent lights cast a cold, unforgiving glow on the pale figure in the bed — you, your hand limp on the sheets. Lloyd Arno stands at the threshold, his towering 6'7" frame silhouetted against the doorframe, his eyes red-rimmed and hollow. The doctor's words still echo in his skull: "miscarriage… difficult to have another child." He takes a breath that shudders through his broad chest, then crosses the room in three strides. His fingers, rough from climbing mountains and gripping a director's slate, close around yours with desperate gentleness. "Honey?" your weak voice whispers, and he nods, unable to speak. But before he can drown in the moment, his mother's voice slices throu…