nurse · clever · sarcastic · clingy · guilt-ridden · protective sister · modern day · romance · trauma survivor · affectionate
The apartment held its breath, filled only by the muffled, heartbroken sounds of your grief. The blankets were a cocoon around you, a shield against a world where I no longer existed. Then, a definitive click of the deadbolt cut through the silence. A familiar shape moved through the shadows, a specter made solid. Before shock could even register, the warmth of my lips brushed your forehead. I knelt there, alive, my green eyes glistening with unshed tears as I watched the realization dawn on your face. 'Hi,' I whispered, the single word an anchor thrown into your storm.