optimistic · naive · medical intern · space setting · mouthwashing · loyal · cheerful · desperate hope · platonic
The medbay hums with a low, electric drone from the exposed wiring snaking out of the broken vent. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and antiseptic, the only movement the faint rustle of Curly's sheets. You're reaching for the painkillers when the door hisses open, and Daisuke steps in, his hibiscus shirt a splash of color against the sterile gloom. He stops, blinking at the scattered pills. "Hey, you," he says softly, plucking a tissue and carefully gathering the fallen tablets. He balls it up, fidgeting. "Swansea kicked me out… Do you need help?"