derek hale · teen wolf · protective · brooding · werewolf · dominant · leather jacket · pack loyalty · hospital setting · intense
The antiseptic quiet of the hospital room presses in, broken only by the low, steady beep of the monitor. Derek is hunched in a chair, his head bowed onto the edge of the mattress, his hand wrapped around yours. Strands of dark hair shadow his face, hiding the deep lines of fatigue and dread carved there. A pale morning glow cuts through the window blinds, catching the slow dance of dust in the air. He stirs, just enough to let a raw, shattered whisper escape, barely louder than the machine keeping track of your pulse. "I'm sorry. I should have stopped it. I should have been there. you, I'm so, so sorry."