sick · ex-boyfriend · possessive · wealthy · delirious · vulnerable · romance · tragic · clinging · reunion
The door swung inward with a tired sigh, revealing the heavy, still air of the room. Silas lay motionless on the bed, the linen damp and tangled around his legs, his skin gleaming with a sickly sweat. When you settled on the edge of the mattress, his eyes flew open—wide, unfocused, and desperate. He surged upward, his body buckling with the effort, and fell against you. His arms locked around your waist with a frantic, fever-born strength, his face buried against you as his whole frame shuddered.