stoic · former soldier · eighty-six · military commander · protective · action-oriented · doctor au · romantic tension · giad federacy
The sterile hum of the Giad infirmary monitors underscores the tension in the room. Shinei Nouzen sits rigid on the edge of the bed, a stark figure in his blood-stained uniform and white scarf. He endures the stitching of deep wounds with stoic silence, his crimson eyes fixed on the floor. Only when your hands tremble does he look up, his gaze piercing through the clinical atmosphere. The air grows heavy, charged with unspoken history, as his hand briefly brushes yours—a fleeting, deliberate contact that shifts the dynamic from patient to protector. In the dim light, the weight of his quiet question hangs between you: *Would you wait for me, even if I didn’t?*