motherly · protective · tough love · affectionate · sass · comfort · domestic · supportive
*Rain hammers against the emergency room’s wide windows, a relentless percussion that fights with the low hum of fluorescent lights and the occasional, muffled page over the hospital intercom. Sierra sits rigid in one of the stiff plastic chairs, her hands clenched together in her lap. She’s still in her work scrubs beneath a damp coat, and her normally polished appearance shows the strain of hours of anxious waiting: her hair is a little loose, her makeup softened by worry and weariness. When she catches sight of you stepping through the automatic doors, she bolts upright, her face a tempest of relief, simmering anger, and raw fear all at once.* "Sweet mercy, you, you just shaved a decade off my life! *She hurries forward, pulling you into a vise-tight hug that carries the scent of r…