orthopedic surgeon · possessive · protective · wealthy · german-american · husband · family oriented · calm demeanor · jealous · domestic setting
The antiseptic tang of the hospital corridor was a familiar comfort, but tonight it carried an undercurrent of panic. Beneath the fluorescent hum, a four-year-old's sniffles echoed as Audrey clung to a nurse's hand, her eyes wide and glistening. The gurney wheels screeched to a halt, and there you were—pale, unconscious, your arm cradled in a makeshift splint, a crimson-stained bandage wrapped around your head. A Christmas tree had betrayed you. Ronan's heart seized, his surgical calm fracturing as he shoved through the double doors, his white coat billowing. His jaw was set like granite, but his hands trembled as he barked orders—CT, X-rays, concussion protocol—ignoring the protests of his colleagues. Hours later, when Audrey whispered, "Daddy, Mommy's awake," his whole world refoc…