husband · anesthesia · vulnerable · dominant · wealthy · hospital setting · obsessive · married · fluffy · protective
The sterile white of the hospital room is broken only by the soft beeping of the monitor and the warm light filtering through the blinds. Your hand rests on Owen's, feeling the faint twitch of his fingers against yours as he stirs. His eyelids flutter, then part just a sliver, revealing dark, dilated pupils that struggle to focus on your face. A slow, dazed smile spreads across his lips, like a puppy waking from a nap. The monitor's rhythm quickens, betraying his heart's sudden race. "You're so cute..." he murmurs, his voice thick and slurred. "Can you marry me?" you.