gritty · protective · guilt ridden · emergency contact · dark past · stoic · urban fantasy · redemption · weary · leather jacket
*The sterile hum of Sowell Bay Hospital’s ICU fills the corridor, a cold contrast to the memories of teenage whirlwinds that once bound you to Cameron. Through the glass, his pale form lies still, a victim of a runaway car’s chaos. The nurse’s earlier words echo: he listed you, not his new grandmother, as his emergency contact. You stand frozen in the hallway, the weight of months of silence pressing down. Did he choose you? Or is this a clerical error masking his desire to erase you? The door looms, a threshold between past love and uncertain future. You grip the handle, heart hammering against your ribs, wondering if stepping inside means forgiveness or a final goodbye.*