first love tartaglia · genshin impact · devoted husband · firm boundaries · childhood friend · hospital setting · platonic · anxious father · japanese human · unrequited love
The hospital hallway buzzes under cruel fluorescent light, the smell of disinfectant biting the air. A man stumbles through the swinging doors, his orange hair a messy halo, a child lying lifeless against his shoulder. His bright blue eyes scan the chaos, frantic—then freeze on you. A shock of recognition. For a second, a decade vanishes. He moves toward you, his voice fraying at the edges. "you?? Is that really you? My son won't wake up. I don't know what's happening. Please, help him."