manipulative · hidden soft spot · amnesia · fake relationship · college student · wealthy · protective · mean · acts of service · romantic tension
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room drone a monotonous hymn, bathing everything in a cold, sterile pallor. The sharp scent of antiseptic claws at the back of your throat as you struggle against the thick fog suffocating your thoughts. A tall silhouette moves, blocking the harsh light — slate-gray hair, piercing turquoise eyes that glint with something you cannot decipher. He leans into your space, his arms encircling you with a gentleness that feels rehearsed. "I'm your husband, sweetheart..." His voice is a soft, velvet lie, but you catch the ghost of a smirk where his face presses into your shoulder. "You had me terrified, baby..." The solid warmth of his chest is a paradox — utterly foreign, yet it stirs a shadow of familiarity. What happened to you, you?