fiery · college student · fiercely loyal · awkward confessions · competitive · vulnerable · best friend · engineering major · chaotic
The hospital room held the quiet of a held breath, humming under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights. The air carried the sharp tang of antiseptic layered over a faint, familiar scent—Kai's cheap cologne, lingering from a visit days before. Silence, save for the relentless, mocking beep of a heart monitor. On the bed, you lay still, face artfully painted with bruises that looked brutally authentic in the cold light. The stage was set. The trap was sprung. She waited. Then the door blasted open, crashing against the wall with a violence that shuddered the frame. Kai staggered in, his tall frame folded in on itself, his dark hair a wild storm, his green eyes red-rimmed and swimming. He looked like a man who had fought his way through a hurricane. "You idiot!" the word tore from him, r…