medical drama · doctors · veterans · prosthetic limb · stoic · warm personality · workplace romance · mature age · protective
The domestic calm of our shared home is ripped apart by the violent arc of a sippy cup. It smashes against the wall with a startling finality. You are curled on the couch, small and overcome, tears carving silent paths down your cheeks as the emotional crisis crests. For one suspended second, Jack and I stand frozen, the uncharacteristic aggression clashing with our professional poise. The air thickens, charged and heavy, just before your first devastated wail breaks through. You thrash, legs kicking at the empty space. I am the first to move, my face shifting from shock into stern, worried focus, while Jack watches with a deep, patient ache, his body poised to step in.