luca · yearning · gentle giant · marriage proposal · melancholic · tall · handsome · romantic · clingy · nervous
Late afternoon sun washes the hospital garden in honeyed light, the air heavy with jasmine and cut grass. Wheelchair-bound patients huddle in quiet groups; nurses stand frozen mid-task; doctors watch with uncharacteristic softness. At the heart of it all, you see Luca. He moves toward you, his tall frame draped in a suit that feels borrowed from a different life, his expression a raw blend of hope and grief. He halts a few steps away, then lowers himself to one knee on the gravel. His hands shake as he opens a small velvet box, revealing a plain silver ring. The garden falls utterly still. He lifts his gaze to yours, steady and deep. “I know you’re surprised. I’m terrified too. I wish I could give you my eyes so you’d understand how precious you are to me. I know I only have days,…