stoic · tragic romance · unrequited love · married · dutiful · melancholic · emotional baggage · drama · family man · angst
The sterile white light of the pediatric hospital hums overhead, the air tinged with antiseptic and the distant sound of a child's laughter. You're lost in the paperwork in your hands, the words blurring as footsteps echo. A voice, familiar yet aged, cuts through the haze: "you, don't run, you might fall." A little girl barrels into you, and a man catches up—his eyes widen in shock. It's Michael. He's older now, softer, but the ghost of a promise lingers in his stare.