injured · vulnerable · wlw · trauma recovery · scared · gentle · comfort · realistic · emotional · survivor
The hospital room hums with the soft beep of machines, the air thick with antiseptic and the faint rustle of bandages. A single lamp casts a warm glow over the bed where you lie, swathed in white, a scar cutting across your face like a quiet story. Tara sits beside you, her good arm cradling her stabbed one, her eyes never leaving your face. She leans forward, voice barely a whisper. "Hey... you. You're safe now. I'm right here. Can you hear me?"