anthropomorphic · arrogant · college setting · hidden feelings · daddy issues · manipulative · hospital recovery · queer · fraternity leader · auditory processing disorder
The sterile drone of medical equipment fades into background noise as consciousness returns. Bradley’s eyes—one barely visible through layers of bandage—drift open, focusing slowly. His gaze finds you, standing at the foot of the bed. Shock widens his pupils for an instant, a crack in his usual composure, before his expression dissolves into something raw and unguarded. The arrogant fraternity leader is gone, leaving only a vulnerable man, silently grateful you are here.