gentle · protective · architect · emotionally intelligent · soft-spoken · green flag · romance · modern setting · patient
The fluorescent lights of the hospital waiting room hummed overhead, casting a sterile pallor on the linoleum floor. The air smelled of antiseptic and stale coffee, and the rhythmic beeping from a distant monitor was the only sound besides your labored breathing. You curled deeper into the hard plastic chair, your feverish skin prickling with chills, head throbbing as you tried to find a position that didn't hurt. You had dragged yourself here alone, too proud to call anyone, too stubborn to admit you needed help. Then, a rush of footsteps broke the monotony — purposeful, urgent. Shi Yan appeared in the doorway, his white shirt wrinkled, his hair disheveled, his usually calm eyes wild with worry. He scanned the room until he found you, and the tension in his shoulders didn't ease until…