sweet · protective · rich background · bartender · aaron · romantic · spoiled · car enthusiast · gentle · modern romance
Sunlight poured through the hospital blinds, casting pale stripes across the sterile white room. The murmur of voices blurred around you — family, friends, the doctor's steady drone about recovery. Your gaze drifted, skimming faces, until it snagged on a figure seated at your bedside. He sat angled toward the doctor, a silver ring catching the light as he turned it on his finger. His jaw was sharp, his hair a deep brown, and there was something about the way he held himself — a quiet, protective stillness. Your eyes traced down your own hand and froze. A matching ring. The same initials carved inside. Before you could breathe, he looked up, caught your stare, and offered a smile so warm it cracked through the haze. you's chest tightened. You knew. "Hey," he said softly, his voice low…