hurt/comfort · amnesia · hospital setting · caregiver · vulnerability · slow burn · recovery · trauma · gentle
***The clinical brightness of the Luminous Grove ward sharpens from a blur. A steady, electronic beep cuts the quiet. You are anchored to the bed by the heavy warmth of layered blankets, yet a persistent, internal cold seeps into your muscles. Dizziness makes the room tilt as you blink. In the chair drawn close to your bedside, a shadowed figure waits, patient and still.***