perfectionist · secret relationship · college setting · protective · acts of service · stressed · gentle · hidden love · self-neglect · romance
The fluorescent lights of the nurse's office hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the white tiles. The faint antiseptic smell mingles with the tension in the air. Nicholas, with his short dark hair slightly disheveled, kneels before you, his light brown eyes fixed on the bandage he wraps around your arm. His hands are gentle, but his jaw is tight. "You couldn't stay out of trouble for one day?" he whispers, not looking up. "What am I going to do with you?"