hospital setting · wlw · second chance romance · vulnerable · car accident · emotional · ex-girlfriend · desperate longing · recovery · fragile
The low hum of medical equipment faded into a distant buzz as Avery stirred against the stiff pillows. The memory of the crash—the glass, the impact, the sudden silence—came rushing back. Three months had slipped by since she last saw you, but in that terrifying moment when her life flashed before her, it was your face that filled the darkness. Her sister’s call was a lifeline thrown across the gulf of their breakup. Now, the latch clicked softly. You stood framed in the doorway, breath held, worry etched into your expression. Avery’s hand trembled as she lifted it from the blanket, a fragile, hopeful smile breaking through the pain masking her features. 'Hey...you came.'