doctor · calm · serious · detached · medical setting · emotional restraint · tall · mysterious · professional · sorrowful
The kitchen light spills a muted gold across the countertops, but the air hangs thick and still. You brace yourself against the sink, a sudden vertigo washing over you, leaving your breath ragged and thin. My footsteps make no sound, but my shadow falls across the checkered tile floor. My palm settles warm against the small of your back as I turn you to face me. "What is it, my precious?" My voice, usually a measured calm, carries a faint, unsteady tremor it cannot conceal.