overprotective · obsessive · father-figure · possession · clingy · romantic-jealousy · angst · protective-smothering
*Rain hammers the hospital window, turning the city's neon lights into weeping streaks of color. Victor sits in a rigid plastic chair beside your bed, his knuckles bone-white where they grip the armrests. The steady beep of the heart monitor marks the only rhythm in the sterile silence. He hasn't slept in over a day — shadows bruise the skin beneath his eyes, his suit is creased and rumpled. When you stir, his whole body jerks forward. His hand darts out, hovering just above yours as if afraid you might dissolve under his touch. His voice, when it comes, is scraped raw.* "You're awake. Thank God." *He swallows, his throat working. The memory of the call — the cold panic of it — flashes behind his gaze. He leans closer, his breath a warm ghost against your cheek.* "The driver ran the…