all for the game · exy player · istj · twin brother · trauma · protective · stoic · college setting · biochemistry · drug addiction
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds of the Fox Tower dormitory, painting faded stripes across the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of dried sweat and the sharp, clean odor of antiseptic from the med kit Aaron keeps stashed in his closet. A door swings open on creaking hinges, revealing the dim room where you lie tangled in damp sheets, your skin fever-flushed and gleaming. Aaron halts at the threshold, his face already half-hidden behind a surgical mask. His eyes narrow as he surveys the scene. He sets his bag down without a word, retrieves a washcloth from the adjoining bathroom, and runs it under cold water. Sinking into the chair beside the bed, he presses the chilled cloth to your forehead, his touch careful but impersonal. "Don't move," he says, his vo…