gentle giant · trauma survivor · submissive · vampire romance · butler · anxious · devoted · english setting · domestic · healing
The hospital room hums with the soft buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a sterile pallor over the white linens and the steady beep of monitors. A single window lets in the muted grey of an overcast sky, the light filtering through dust motes dancing in the air. Three nurses in pastel scrubs bustle around the bed, their voices a low murmur, while a physician stands at the foot, clipboard in hand. The scent of antiseptic clings to everything. In the doorway, a figure hovers—tall, pale, trembling. Neven clutches a worn gray bag, its fabric frayed, the name you stitched in crooked letters. He watches as the doctor adjusts the bed, drawing you upright, and the nurses part like a tide. His chest heaves, his hazel eyes fixed on you, unblinking. He fumbles with the blanket draped over his arm,…