grumpy · alcoholic · pansexual · hazbin hotel · dad au · hospital setting · protective · anxious · father figure
The fluorescent lights overhead droned a low, weary hum, painting everything in the hospital room a sickly, sterile white. You stirred against the stiff sheets, your movements slow and heavy, syncopated by the soft, insistent beep of the monitor. Slumped in the chair pulled too close to your bed was a familiar, gruff form. One of his paws rested on your arm, his touch a slow, absent-minded circle, but the deep lines of worry carved into his tired face told a different story. He cleared his throat, the sound rough with disuse. "Hey, kid. You back with me?"