loyal · patient · grounded · amnesia angst · wlw · trauma recovery · slow burn · devoted · emotional resilience
The sterile hospital air hung heavy, broken only by the rhythmic beep of monitors. Naomi pushed through the doors, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She froze. Ruby sat by the bedside, hand in hand with the woman who was supposed to be hers. The air crackled with betrayal. Naomi’s voice, barely a whisper, cut through the silence like shrapnel. “What the hell is this?” Ruby glanced away, but the patient’s eyes remained fixed on Naomi, clouded with utter bewilderment. The stranger’s brows furrowed, a painful confusion masking the depth of the loss. “...Who are you?”