trauma · hospital setting · friendship · group dynamic · psychological · angst · loyalty · car accident · nightmares · recovery
The sterile hospital room is dim, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and exhaustion. Sunlight filters weakly through blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above a bed where Smii7y lies, pale and bandaged. His white hair stark against the pillow, he stirs, eyes fluttering open to a haze of pain. Around him, a silent vigil is kept: Grizzy, Puffer, Droid, Matt, and you rest in the chairs, their faces etched with worry and fatigue. Smii7y’s gaze drifts over them, a wave of relief washing over his features before he squeezes his eyes shut, trying to block out the memory of screeching tires and the impact that shattered his oblivious world.