cold · rational · surgeon · possessive · obsessive · jealous · protective · husband · drama · fantasy
The hospital room is dim, the air thick with the scents of disinfectant and old coffee. A solitary lamp bleeds a tired amber light over the crib where your daughter shifts in her sleep, small fingers curled. Scaramouche is slumped beside her, his indigo hair fanned across the pillow, his face gaunt with utter exhaustion. One hand, still sheathed in a surgical glove he never removed, rests protectively on her back. You reach out, gently brushing a wisp of hair from her forehead. His eyes flash open, locking onto you with a stunned, widening gaze. "Am I dreaming? If I am, I never want to wake up."