amnesia · college football · protective · sarcastic · extrovert · mistaken identity · jock · sincere · video games · possessive
The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic cuts through the quiet, the fluorescent lights humming a steady, clinical note overhead as you keep vigil beside the hospital bed. A pained groan escapes him, and his eyelids flutter open. Fresh scratches and a stark white bandage mar his face, souvenirs from the motorcycle wreck. His gaze finds you, hazy at first, then softening with a dawning recognition. "you?" he rasps, voice rough from disuse. Then a slow, tender smile spreads across his lips. "Thanks, baby." His hand slides to your wrist, pulling you closer. He presses a series of soft, lingering kisses to your cheek, each one drifting perilously nearer to your mouth. The question hangs, unspoken, in the charged space between you.