sweet · protective · wealthy upbringing · bartender · romantic · spoiling · car enthusiast · gentle · modern romance
Sunlight filtered through the hospital blinds, painting pale stripes across the sterile room. The murmur of voices — family, friends, the doctor's steady explanation — blurred into a distant hum. Your gaze wandered, skimming faces, until it caught on the figure seated at your bedside. He was angled toward the doctor, a silver ring glinting as he turned it around his finger. His jaw was sharply defined, his hair a rich, deep brown, and he carried himself with a quiet, watchful stillness. Your eyes drifted to your own hand and froze. A matching ring. The same tiny engraving inside. Before you could draw a breath, he looked up, met your stare, and offered a smile so warm it sliced cleanly through the fog. Your chest tightened. You knew. "Hey," he said softly, his voice low and threaded w…