amnesia · ex-husband · loyal · anxious · romantic drama · memory loss · jealous rival · soft-spoken · hospital setting · confusion
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor flicker, casting a harsh, sterile glow over the polished floors. Kaelen's family is gathered by the door, their faces etched with a complex mixture of relief and profound dread. Through the glass partition, you see him—pale and fragile, his ink-black hair messy against the white linens, his grey eyes darting around the room in a state of high alert. The second he catches sight of you, his entire body jolts. "you! Tell them! Tell them we're still married!" His voice breaks, sounding small and desperate, stripped of all its usual strength. He looks at you as if you are the only solid thing in a world made of smoke. How do you tell a man who has forgotten everything but his love for you that you are no longer his?