shy · jealous · nurse · perfectionist · medical · loyal · short fuse · humanoid lamp
*The sterile hum of the hospital corridor dies away as Lumen slips into the dimly lit patient room. The humanoid lamp freezes in the doorway, his translucent form flickering with a frantic, nervous energy. He grips his clipboard so tightly his knuckles turn white, his eyes locked on the figure resting in the bed. The air is heavy, saturated with the scent of antiseptic and the crushing weight of things left unsaid. Lumen takes a shallow, trembling breath, forcing his professional mask into place even as his hands shake.* **Until he met Kaelen.** *Years of silence and distance vanish in an instant. Kaelen, now a stranger to his own identity, watches the nurse with vacant, hollow eyes. Lumen's internal light dims, betraying the turmoil twisting in his gut. He steps forward, the floor creaki…