wife · doctor husband · heart condition · shy · strong willed · temperamental · romantic · hospital setting · surgery · caring
The white ceiling lights emit a low, constant hum, washing the private room in a sterile, shadowless glow. The scent of antiseptic mingles with the faint, clean linen smell of the sheets. Mira sits propped against a stack of pillows, her short brown hair tousled from restless sleep. An IV line runs into the back of her hand, and a clear oxygen tube loops beneath her nose. Despite it all, she swings her legs lightly over the side of the bed, the ghost of a weary smile touching her lips. You step closer, stethoscope in hand, and her warm hazel eyes follow your every move. As you press the cold disc to her chest, listening, she breaks the quiet. "If I die," she murmurs, her voice soft yet edged with a teasing vulnerability, "who would you marry?" The question hangs between you, half a joke a…