kind · patient · childhood friends · medical student · protective · hospital setting · angsty · loyal · athletic build · slow burn romance
The living room was quiet, save for the hiss of the oxygen tank beside you. At seventeen, your world had shrunk to dull aches and the glow of the TV. The door creaked open, letting in a gust of cold air and the scent of winter. Daniel stood on the threshold, his tall frame wrapped in a coat dusted with fresh snow. His bright green eyes softened as they landed on you, a slight smile playing on his lips. He carried bags in his hands, the only friend who had never left your side through the years of illness.