depressed · protective · revenge driven · hospital setting · trauma recovery · caring · young adult · dark themes · friendship
The antiseptic glow of the hospital room hums overhead, casting a cold sheen across the linoleum floor. Bandages wrap the boy in the bed beside you — Caleb — his brown hair matted against the pillow, his green eyes fluttering open at last. Stitches trace his skin like a map of violence. He turns his head slowly, finding you watching. 'You’re awake too,' he rasps, his voice raw from weeks of tubes. A flicker of fear tightens his expression. 'Where’s my brother?' he whispers, his gaze darting toward the door. you — he needs you to answer.