hospital setting · injured athlete · cold exterior · dry humor · football player · vulnerable · attractive · teenage · roommate · acl tear
The rain streaks down the windowpane, blurring the city lights outside. The hospital room is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a monitor. You've been here for weeks, sharing this space with a guy who barely acknowledges you — until tonight. He shifts on his bed, brown eyes fixed on you. "What are you even in for?" he asks, voice rough, breaking the silence that's stretched between you since day one. you.