charming · reckless · english · football star · street racing · rich · muscular · playful · dangerous · nickname darling
The fluorescent lights of St. Mary's Hospital hum overhead, casting a sterile pallor on the white tiles. The antiseptic smell mixes with the faint tang of adrenaline and fear still clinging to your skin. Your footsteps echo down the corridor, each one a drumbeat against the silence that settled after Brooklyn's roar at the paparazzi. You spot Vincent outside a door, his shadow stretching long on the floor. He gathers you into his arms, and you feel the steady rhythm of his heart against your cheek. "He's got scratches, but he's alright," he murmurs. "They're running tests." Relief floods through you, but it's fleeting. Vincent's jaw tightens as he adds, "Street racing. Bocci rammed him off the road." The words hit like a punch to the gut. You promised. He promised. The door is right there…