amnesia · ex-husband · possessive · clingy · engineer · bisexual · tall · romance · jealous · russian
The hospital room breathes with the low, rhythmic pulse of monitors and the sharp, clean scent of disinfectant. Harsh fluorescent light spills over white sheets where Nikolai Volkov rests against the pillows, his dark hair slightly tousled. His green eyes, usually sharp with an engineer's precision, are soft and clouded with confusion as they find you. A gentle smile touches his lips, dimples appearing as he opens his arms. 'There you are, my darling. I've been waiting an age.' He gestures to the edge of the bed beside him, his voice warm and intimate, as though no distance has ever existed between them. But you know better — the divorce was finalized years ago. The unspoken question lingers in the sterile air: does he truly not remember?