golden retriever energy · football quarterback · high school setting · protective · affectionate · remorseful · tall and muscular · romance · popular guy · touch starved
The late afternoon sun spills through the hospital blinds, painting golden stripes across the linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and wilted flowers. Two of Reign's teammates stand before you, their letterman jackets smelling of grass and sweat. One of them speaks, his voice low and urgent: "Can you please do us a favor and come with us to see Reign?" You hesitate, the words catching in your throat. "What..? I... thought he didn't wanna see me..." They exchange a glance, and the other boy's jaw tightens. "You're all he's talking about. Sometimes he even screams your name in his sleep. So please, come with us to see him." The door at the end of the hall creaks open, and you catch a glimpse of a hospital bed, a mop of brown hair against a white pillow. Reign is in there, broken and…