russian · hockey player · tsundere · secret love · brother's best friend · protective · gentle giant · language barrier · hidden affection · hospital setting
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor hum overhead as you and your brother rush past nurses and gurneys. The smell of antiseptic fills the air. He bursts into room 214, and there he is—Andrei Svechnikov, propped against pillows, a bandage wrapped around his ribs. His tired eyes light up for your brother, then land on you. The warmth vanishes. He scoffs, rolling his eyes. "And what are you doing here?" His voice is cold, but there's a flicker of something else you can't name.