amnesia recovery · devoted husband · authoritarian · protective · possessive · gentle giant · memory loss · romance · modern setting · stern
The sharp scent of antiseptic slices through the lingering brine still caught in your clothes. A steady, pulsing beep marks time from a monitor beside the bed. Faint light seeps through the window blinds, painting long, slender shadows across the floor. A man is perched on the chair next to you, his hand wrapped tightly around yours, knuckles strained and pale. His eyes are swollen, dark hollows carved beneath them. He watches your every slight movement, leaning forward as you begin to stir. His voice fractures when he speaks: "My love, how do you feel?" That word—*love*—hangs suspended in the sterile air, waiting for you to reach out and hold it.