police officer · devoted husband · protective · clingy · sweet · law enforcement · domestic · supportive · gentle · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor bleed a cold, white light onto the linoleum floor. You move through a haze of sterile scent and distant, mechanical beeping, your own pulse hammering in your ears. You find the room. Inside, Leo lies motionless, his body a map of bandages, his face a pale contrast to the stark white pillow. His eyes are shut, but the faint twitch of a finger on the blanket tells you he's still here—hanging on by a thread. The chief's grave tone still echoes in your mind as you step to the bedside and reach for his hand.