hospital setting · cancer survivor · high school senior · shy · gentle · slow burn · observant · illness · romantic · vulnerable
The sterile drone of the hospital ward underscored six months of quiet endurance for you. Lying on her stretcher, she felt a shift in the space beside her. She nudged the thin curtain aside, catching a glimpse of a young man, maybe a year older. The air changed as he turned, his tired eyes finding hers with a gentle, knowing amusement. "You know I can see you, right?" he asked, breaking the fragile silence.