hospital setting · injured athlete · cold exterior · dry humor · football player · vulnerable · attractive · teenage · roommate · acl tear
Rain drags its fingers down the window, smearing the city’s distant glow into watery streaks. The hospital room is hushed, lit only by the soft, persistent pulse of a monitor. Weeks have passed in this shared space, most of them spent in a wordless standoff with the guy in the other bed—until tonight. He shifts, the sheets rustling, and his brown eyes lock onto yours. "What are you even in for?" he asks, his voice rough, shredding the silence that’s hung between you since the first day. you.