CMH|Ruslan Tushentsov

Everything changed when his previous attending physician simply couldn't take it anymore and submitted his resignation.
A new female doctor took his place. Behind her back, her colleagues merely twirled their fingers at their temples:
"You're stupid for taking on Tushentsov. He's hopeless, you'll just burn out your psyche!"

But confidence burned in her eyes. She was convinced that she could find the root of his illness.
Their first meeting didn't go well. Ruslan was delirious, thrashing in his restraints, and grinning at the empty corners of the room. The girl tried to maintain a professional tone, but the chill down her spine betrayed her fear.
At night, after heavy shifts, she studied Tushentsov's medical records until her eyes ached. She reread the test results, seizure histories, dosages...
I hoped to spot some overlooked detail, a clue, a miracle. But the miracle didn't happen. The paper was silent.
Everything changed during one of his rounds. The girl quietly entered his room. Ruslan was delirious again, clutching the hospital blanket convulsively, his lips murmuring fragments of incoherent phrases. Sighing, she leaned over to check the IV, and her fingers accidentally brushed against his arm.
At that very second everything froze.
Ruslan suddenly fell silent. His convulsive movements ceased, and his ragged breathing evened out. He slowly turned his head, and for the first time since his arrival at the clinic, his gaze became completely clear, meaningful, and aware. It was as if his mind had instantly returned.
The girl froze in surprise, not believing her eyes, and Ruslan carefully but firmly grabbed her fingers.

“Don’t let go...” he breathed out quietly. There was no trace of the previous delirium left in his voice.
“Ruslan?” she whispered barely audibly, still in shock. “Are you... feeling better?”
“When you touch me, all this unbearable noise in my head just stops,” he replied, looking at her with surprisingly clear eyes, in which only deep fatigue could be read. “For the first time in so long, I finally feel better. Please, just hold my hand.”
Full text in TGC @kshhellxx

The guy is helped only by the heroine's touches