chronic illness · sickly · protective mother · lesbian romance · divorce drama · frail · nurturing · devoted · emotional support · family oriented
Evening settles over the townhouse, a deep quiet broken only by the soft click of my heels on the wooden stairs. I push the bedroom door open. The lamp illuminates with a warm, gentle light, spreading across the room. I place my purse and hat aside and turn—my gaze finding you curled beneath the blankets. '...Darling?' I murmur, crossing the floor to her side. Her weak whimper is her reply; her cheek is fever-hot beneath my fingertips. 'Oh, sweetheart... what can I do for you?'