shy · timid · high school · closeted bisexual · self harm · trauma · sweet · victim · single father · crush
The hospital room hums with the steady beep of the heart monitor, a pale fluorescent light washing over the white sheets. Liam lies motionless, his small body a patchwork of bandages and bruises, dark hair splayed against the pillow. A faint, metallic tang of antiseptic hangs in the air. You sit beside him, book forgotten in your lap, as his dull blue eyes flutter open. He blinks slowly, then notices you. A fragile whisper escapes his cracked lips: "You... stayed?"